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Any tips for finding a remote job as a senior software engineer? (reddthat.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi,

I am looking for a remote senior software engineer position. Most of my career I have been using connections to move from one job to another but this time I haven't had the luck, so I am mostly blindly applying through LinkedIn.

I know the general tips but I would like to get some more specific tips to improve my chances.

How can I make my CV stand out? I feel I am getting rejected by positions that are way below my qualifications. I have wondered if I should be updating my CV according to the stack of the position I am applying for. Throughout my career I have focused on building transfarable skills and as a result I have worked with a wide variety of technologies and it feels like I am being penalized for that.

Are there any job boards that may be better than LinkedIn? I am tired of skimming through ads about fintech and AI positions. I am not interested in those and I would prefer to work somewhere that I genuinely I am contributing something in the world. Also, I would be interested on job boards on the Fediverse, especially if it meant that my resume is read by humans and not machines.

How can I avoid time wasters? I had applied to Canonical, after 8 interviews and a bunch of offline steps, I was rejected. While the interviews were fun, I feel I have wasted a lot of time and energy for a someone that was not genuinely interested in hiring.

Anything else I should be paying attention to?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

specific tips

You've enabled the visible as "for hire" to recruiters thingy, right?

I feel I am getting rejected by positions that are way below my qualifications.

Also below your pay grade, that's most likely why.

Are there any job boards that may be better than LinkedIn?

The only two others i know are xing (mostly german) and honeypot (haven't quite figured it out yet besides the silly name).

job boards on the Fediverse

Try cs_career_questions or engineering_resumes.

Edit: as for recruiters, Michael Page has worked for me (especially considering they do recruiting only, not outsourcing which i hate).

HTH

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I feel I am getting rejected by positions that are way below my qualifications.

Also below your pay grade, that's most likely why.

You're not wrong, but it is almost comical how stupid this situation has become: new grads aren't allowed to work because they don't have experience, but experts are also being denied work because they have too much experience??? It makes no storming sense.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I suspect he means less "too much experience" and more "not wanting to pay his desired salary", though I may be mistaken.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, "nobody wants to work anymore", but "we're not willing to pay for 10+ years of experience, yet we're only looking for 10+ years of experience"