Half of all U.S. tech job postings now require AI skills. That is 50% as of September 2025, up from 25% just one year earlier.[6] If you’re a software engineer who’s been putting off learning about LLMs, prompt engineering, or machine learning fundamentals, the AI skills hiring trends have officially caught up with you. I’ve […]
You’ve sent out 147 applications in the last month. Your resume looks solid. Your GitHub is active. You’ve got the skills they’re asking for and yet radio silence. If you’re not getting callbacks for jobs, the problem usually isn’t your technical abilities. It’s something smaller, sneakier, and way more fixable than you think. I’ve watched […]
I’ve watched too many brilliant engineers flame out. Not because they weren’t talented as they were some of the sharpest people I knew. They burned out because the industry’s default setting is “unsustainable,” and nobody told them they could push back without tanking their careers. Avoiding burnout as a software engineer isn’t about working less […]
I’ve spent years watching software engineers wrestle with this exact question, and the answer isn’t about which one is “better.” It’s about which one fits how your brain works, what you enjoy building, and where you want your career to go. The Front End vs Back End Development debate isn’t just academic. It shapes your […]
