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I had a question for Software Engineers. How easy is it to get into the field once you finish your degree? My wife is thinking of changing her entire career to Software Engineering because the prospects look so easy, less stress, and to make decent money. She feels she would be good at it. Also, the field she is in now (medicine) has a lot of stress that is piled on. She has invested nearly 10 years in the medical field and is worried that if she 'starts from scratch' then she may be making the wrong decision. Basically, her choices are to go through 3 to 8 years of school to become a doctor or a PA (Physician Assistant). However, both these fields are extremely competitive and difficult to get in to those schools. Or, she could pursue a Software Engineer immediately focus in 2-3 years (She has her BS already in medical), get a job quickly (this is why I came here to ask this) and get good experience to make good money, with less stress? She would be pursuing a Bachelors in Computer Science, possibly a Masters. Is there a benefit to the Masters? I am in IT, so I know how easy it is to enter and grow into something such as Network Engineering. However, I have never dealt with Software Engineering/Computer Programming. Could someone give me and idea of the challenges in getting started, making it big, and doing well in this field? Not sure if this is the right thread to ask this. I could make a new thread, but that may be clutter. 
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Bardlebee posted:I had a question for Software Engineers. How easy is it to get into the field once you finish your degree? My wife is thinking of changing her entire career to Software Engineering because the prospects look so easy, less stress, and to make decent money. She feels she would be good at it. Also, the field she is in now (medicine) has a lot of stress that is piled on. She has invested nearly 10 years in the medical field and is worried that if she 'starts from scratch' then she may be making the wrong decision. Basically, her choices are to go through 3 to 8 years of school to become a doctor or a PA (Physician Assistant). However, both these fields are extremely competitive and difficult to get in to those schools. Or, she could pursue a Software Engineer immediately focus in 2-3 years (She has her BS already in medical), get a job quickly (this is why I came here to ask this) and get good experience to make good money, with less stress? I'm not qualified at all to answer this but one of my relatives is a programmer for IBM and let's just say they don't really have a relaxed life. They will come home and work through the night while also receiving calls from other programmers to assist in resolving programming issues. This might only be the case because they are pretty up there but a stressful life nonetheless. They can't even have a regular vacation without bringing their work with them :| It may be less stressful than practicing medicine but it's still stress nonetheless
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Cizzo posted:I'm not qualified at all to answer this but one of my relatives is a programmer for IBM and let's just say they don't really have a relaxed life. They will come home and work through the night while also receiving calls from other programmers to assist in resolving programming issues. This might only be the case because they are pretty up there but a stressful life nonetheless. They can't even have a regular vacation without bringing their work with them :| This helps, I would really like to get more details on this and how easy or difficult it is to get into the industry.
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Bardlebee posted:This helps, I would really like to get more details on this and how easy or difficult it is to get into the industry. Like any other profession, it's regional and cyclical. I think on the whole, it's pretty easy to get a job in software engineering right now, compared to some other jobs. That said, I would say most engineers at IBM are working closer to 40/week than 60/week. When I was there I was part of a really hardcore, really slave driven team and I still rarely broke 50/week. Bigger companies are usually better about hours than smaller ones. It's a tough decision to make, I'm sure. If your wife is motivated and competent, she should be able to find some job without too much trouble. I have no numbers to prove it, but I feel like it's easier to get an entry level programming job than it is to get a residency. Pay is a different matter, of course.
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kimbo305 posted:Like any other profession, it's regional and cyclical. I think on the whole, it's pretty easy to get a job in software engineering right now, compared to some other jobs. You must have been on easy teams. In the past several years at big blue, I have only had a couple of 40 hour work weeks -- everything else is 60ish. I know many of my users (software engineers) also work as many hours as I do, and don't have normal lives (aka bring work on vacation, work until 11pm every night and start at 7am, etc.)
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TheFlyingDutchman posted:You must have been on easy teams. In the past several years at big blue, I have only had a couple of 40 hour work weeks -- everything else is 60ish. I know many of my users (software engineers) also work as many hours as I do, and don't have normal lives (aka bring work on vacation, work until 11pm every night and start at 7am, etc.) Was it pretty easy for you to break into the career field of Software Engineering? Do you know this work week to be the case at other places or is IBM just a slave driver?
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I recently started at Amazon and work/life balance seems to depend on the team. In general though I don't seem to see people generally staying more than ~8 hours regularly. During crunch time I'm sure the demands are higher, but probably less stressful than medicine. There's basically three areas of software development that are known for crappy work/life balance: games, finance (particularly small shops), and start-ups. If you avoid those you'll probably be ok.
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TheFlyingDutchman posted:You must have been on easy teams. In the past several years at big blue, I have only had a couple of 40 hour work weeks -- everything else is 60ish. I know many of my users (software engineers) also work as many hours as I do, and don't have normal lives (aka bring work on vacation, work until 11pm every night and start at 7am, etc.) I wouldn't call it easy -- just seemed to be pervasive 9-5 attitude at the Westford (now Littleton) site. Maybe the that's just how it was at Lotus before IBM acquired it and it stayed there. I still maintain that IBM is gonna be on the low end of expected hours in the industry. Then again, it was at IBM and not at my current startup job that I was asked to work a few Saturdays during crunch time.
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Do you guys mind expanding on how you got into Software Engineering, where you started, how you found out about it? Is the job as fun as you had hoped? Worse? Is all you needed was a degree to get started? Does it pay as worse/better or as you expected? Overall are you happy you went into it? Is the market right now still available for Software Engineers? If so, will it be in 2-3 years to your best guess? I am trying to get a detailed feel of what its like, step-by-step into getting into the Software Engineering field. While the feed back I have gotten so far has been valuable (the advice about certain places working you tougher then others) it doesn't help a whole lot to people trying to get to that point. Anything you guys can expand on would be great, especially how you got started and how you got where you are.
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I'm not a software engineer, but an IT guy that supports lots of them. It's like IT, it's all dependent on where you are and what you specialize in. Software Engineering is a reasonably broad term just like "IT" is. Different languages to specialize in, etc etc. We're a Java shop, and take extremely good care of our guys. We're picky about who we hire, but they get great equipment and a great working environment. I think my company offers a great balance of "big enough to have great benefits and pay well but not be too big". Keeping talent is hard, especially when you're a company without a big brand name recognition. I will say the programmers I support are doing very well. I don't think any of them make less than 6 figures a year, but we tend to hire folks with 4 to 8 years of proven experience and some of them have Masters in Comp Sci. I will say though there's nothing fun about the job unless you just love writing code. They view their job as a job, it's definitely not a start up mentality where you give 200% to the company. These guys do their job, and then go home to their kids, wives, partners, or whatever. If your getting into software engineering I would suggest the following 1: Internships. It's how you tackle the experience issue getting your first job 2: Network. Half the people in our Software office have worked with each other at a previous job and were recommended when we had a position. 3: Make sure you're doing it for the right reasons. There's a lot of money to be made, but if your chasing the  you're going to hate yourself in a few years.
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skipdogg posted:3: Make sure you're doing it for the right reasons. There's a lot of money to be made, but if your chasing the Enjoy your work.
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skipdogg posted:I will say the programmers I support are doing very well. I don't think any of them make less than 6 figures a year, but we tend to hire folks with 4 to 8 years of proven experience and some of them have Masters in Comp Sci. I need to move to wherever you work.
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skipdogg posted:3: Make sure you're doing it for the right reasons. There's a lot of money to be made, but if your chasing the Oh god, this cannot be quoted enough. Don't pursue any kind of career unless you generally have some interest in it and enjoy it. It'll just end up like a job at that point. That and the whole thing with internships is true. I honestly think that fits into anything related to the computer field. No one trusts you to be able to do anything unless you have proof you can.
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Cizzo posted:I'm not qualified at all to answer this but one of my relatives is a programmer for IBM and let's just say they don't really have a relaxed life. They will come home and work through the night while also receiving calls from other programmers to assist in resolving programming issues. This might only be the case because they are pretty up there but a stressful life nonetheless. They can't even have a regular vacation without bringing their work with them :|
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Rohaq posted:Jesus gently caress, remind me to never work for IBM. It's not like that in every group. This is why it is important to make use of the time in interviews where you get to ask the interviewer(s) questions to determine how the team functions.
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Mackieman posted:It's not like that in every group. This is why it is important to make use of the time in interviews where you get to ask the interviewer(s) questions to determine how the team functions. This can't be stressed enough. I just had an interview where they asked me a bunch of technical questions and then escorted me out without letting me ask questions or talk about myself at all. Also, they want me to work for 15k/year. If they call back, I'm going to laugh at them over the phone.
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KillHour posted:This can't be stressed enough. I just had an interview where they asked me a bunch of technical questions and then escorted me out without letting me ask questions or talk about myself at all. Also, they want me to work for 15k/year. If they call back, I'm going to laugh at them over the phone. Where exactly do you live that a company can believe you can sustain on 15k a year?
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Sepist posted:Where exactly do you live that a company can believe you can sustain on 15k a year? Buffalo. And the best part? With real estate prices here, you probably could.  http://www.trulia.com/home_prices/New_York/Buffalo-heat_map/ KillHour fucked around with this message at 21:34 on Jul 5, 2011 |
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Bardlebee posted:I had a question for Software Engineers. How easy is it to get into the field once you finish your degree? My wife is thinking of changing her entire career to Software Engineering because the prospects look so easy, less stress, and to make decent money. She feels she would be good at it. Also, the field she is in now (medicine) has a lot of stress that is piled on. She has invested nearly 10 years in the medical field and is worried that if she 'starts from scratch' then she may be making the wrong decision. Basically, her choices are to go through 3 to 8 years of school to become a doctor or a PA (Physician Assistant). However, both these fields are extremely competitive and difficult to get in to those schools. Or, she could pursue a Software Engineer immediately focus in 2-3 years (She has her BS already in medical), get a job quickly (this is why I came here to ask this) and get good experience to make good money, with less stress? Firstly I'd like to just point out that schooling isn't a guarantee of a job, there are definitely opportunities for people doing contract work but right now it's pretty hard to find a full time gig unless you're a senior level developer. Secondly, I used to be a full time developer (php, c#, javascript, ruby, perl etc.) and have now moved to doing network and systems administration full time. I would say that the stress level doing systems and networks is WAAAAAY less than development. Development in my opinion is one of the most stressful types of work I've ever had to do, and it only gets worse if you have incompetent project managers. As others have said, your stress level depends a lot on the type of company. Having done development mainly for start ups and small businesses I've got to say that the stress levels were very high. I can imagine that doing systems and networks can be stressful too depending on the type of work it is. I only have to deal with business to business customers so it's a bit easier to handle since I only deal with technical people.
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Posting from last page. My company is still hiring.Korgoth posted:My company is mass hiring. It's basically break/fix work done remotely. Here's a blurb from the job offer:
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Who are we? A provider of Web-based education products Where are we? Around Brick, NJ How do I apply? PM me or email job at 712twice dot com What are we looking for? An Excel 2007/2010 guru who knows a lot about formulas, running macros and making graphs. The ability to write MySQL queries is a huge plus as it would enable you to pull custom reports and make your job a lot easier. VBA programming would also be a plus. What are we not looking for? Someone who rushes through things, doesn't check their work and doesn't pay attention to detail. Someone who isn't able or willing to learn new things. Anything else? The position is part time. Unofficially, it will probably be changed to full time once we find the right person. The other position is a Tier 2 Customer Support Rep: What are we looking for? Someone with a great understanding of how Web sites work. Someone who can learn to use various web sites quickly and troubleshoot a wide variety of issues on these sites. Someone who can write well in English. Someone who can write MySQL queries for generating custom reports and making corrections to application data. Someone with programming or scripting knowledge is a plus. The position is mainly Web focused but will sometimes require general IT knowledge and troubleshooting in a windows environment. What are we not looking for? Someone who isn't capable of diagnosing common Web site issues like a broken link or javascript error. Someone who can't communicate well. Someone who gives up on a problem when it's too involved. Anything else? This position is full time and offers benefits. We follow a typical work day and have no late hours, weekends or on call. You will not even be on the phones. Mostly you will be responding to tickets from other support reps. edit: one job was filled Cock Democracy fucked around with this message at 12:17 on Aug 22, 2011 |
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H110Hawk posted:OpenX is headquartered in Pasadena, CA with offices in London and New York.
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brc64 posted:Is the position in Pasadena? Yes. Relocation typically available for highly qualified people etc etc.
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mattmofob posted:Full time job in Rochester, NY Resume sent.
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My experience: 2 years as help desk/administrator doing pretty much everything IT and now 1 year as a Database Administrator for the DOD. What I'm looking for: A database job or system administrator job. I would also be interested in entry level developer work. What I'm NOT looking for: Entry level help desk, help desk Where I live: Omaha, NE Where I'm looking: Flexible When I can start: Within a few weeks, will need to give notice to employer Requirements: Health insurance is a must Can be reached via: PM, bdcase@gmail.com Any help is appreciated. Right now looking to get out of contracting and in to a stable/more permanent position.
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Voltaire posted:My experience: 2 years as help desk/administrator doing pretty much everything IT and now 1 year as a Database Administrator for the DOD. Do you have any security clearance?
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Citizen Z posted:Do you have any security clearance? Ehh I'd rather not post that here. E-mail me if you'd like and explain whats this is in reference to and Ill let you know. Voltaire fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Jul 14, 2011 |
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Location: Warren Township, NJ Job Description: Field tech support for small businesses and residential clients. You support servers, workstations, smartphones, printers...anything technology related (jack-of-all-trades). It is desktop support and network/server administration for the most part. Support both hardware and software issues. 95% Windows, on occasion we support Macs. This is a great entry-level position but you have to be really good at learning on your own. Requirements: BS degree, availability to work weekends (we have rotating shifts) and in general a lot of time during the week. This is not a 9-5 job there will be some late night work as well. Contact: PM me your resume. Outdated, I do not work for this employer anymore. Weaponized Autism fucked around with this message at 03:34 on Jun 13, 2012 |
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Might as well update this from a year ago. My experience: 5 years of helpdesk work, 4 years working with Windows 2003 servers, 2 years supporting Windows 2000/2003/2008 servers in a web development company that designs and hosts websites. I currently am first response for any server/website problems that come up. We currently have over 700 servers so I keep busy. If a site or server is down, I diagnose why it is down and what needs to be done to get it up, and then fix it. If I can't fix it, I call someone who can assist. I am also responsible for supporting over 200 workstations in an office environment in a help desk role, and responsible for supporting the 8 network printers we have. This included Windows XP/Vista/7. I am also familiar with VMWare. I have started to do more documentation/technical writing which surprisingly is something I enjoy and wouldn't mind doing more of. I also have a BS in Computer Information Systems. Windows 2000/20003/2008, SQL Server 2000/2003/2008, IIS6.0/7.0 I've used and can find my way around. I can write SQL statements but am not comfortable enough to be the only DBA. What I'm looking for: A junior network administrator or junior server administrator. I don't feel comfortable managing an entire network of servers, workstations, and printers, but that's the path I want to take going forward. I just need to get some more experience. I would look at help desk, as long as it's not Level 1. I would like to keep doing the documentation/technical writing, as long as it isn't the main focus of my job. I like creating an easy to read and follow document that others find useful. I can hack together a program, but it isn't my strength. I would like a job that gives me the opportunity for growth and advancement with other IT professionals. What I'm NOT looking for: I don't want to deal with clients outside the company. I know how to program and can troubleshoot/debug some basic programs, but programming is not one of my strengths. I don't want to do Level 1 Help Desk support. I don't want to be stuck at a dead end job where I won't be advancing. Where I live: Chicago, IL Where I'm looking: Chicago area or Central IL (Champaign/Urbana, Springfield, Peoria)preferred, but I would move to Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, basically anywhere in the Central US, or the East Coast if the offer was good. When can I start: My lease is up in my apartment in October, but I can start any time after I have a signed offer letter in hand and I have given my employer enough notice. I would say 2 weeks after getting the letter, possibly 3-4 if I have to move far. Requirements: Beat my current salary ($42k) and provide decent insurance. 401k is a HUGE plus. Can be reached via: You can PM me on the forum, or I can be reached by email at prkirwan AT gmail DOT com I tried to be as clear as possible, but if anyone reading this has any questions or wants me to go into detail further, just let me know. americanzero4128 fucked around with this message at 00:49 on Jul 15, 2011 |
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americanzero4128 posted:Might as well update this from a year ago... PM sent.
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Maneki Neko posted:PM sent. This looks like a great job posting, thanks for sending it!
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Why the hell not? My Experience: 10 years in IT, mostly doing the jack-of-all-trades thing. I've worked with the following hardware and software: Network admin: Cisco firewalls, routers, switches; WatchGuard firewalls; Netgear switches; 3Com wireless routers. Telephony admin: NEC Elite PBX; Cisco CallManager Express VoIP system; hardware and software fax servers. Server admin: Windows Server (NT4 to 2008): BackupExec, SQL (7 to 2005), WSUS, SMS, IIS 5/6, Exchange (5.5 to 2007), DNS, DHCP, WINS, Active Directory, FTP, file, print; Linux: Apache 1/2, BIND, Nagios/Groundwork, Sendmail, MySQL; VMWare ESX, vCenter, vSphere; Dell NAS and SAN storage units; anti-virus: McAfee ePO, Symantec Enterprise, TrendMicro ServerProtect. Desktop admin: Windows (all versions); Office (all versions). I've also done disaster recovery planning, project management, Sarbanes-Oxley consulting, software testing/QA, network design, environment documentation, and people management. Right now I do it all from end-user support to datacenter design and rollout. I'd like to get away from end-user support entirely. What I'm looking for: Network and systems administration, security, etc. Really anything that doesn't involve end-user desktop support. I've done that (and still do to a small extent) and have no desire to go back to it. I'd be keen on picking up a job where I could learn some programming as well, but this isn't a requirement. What I'm NOT looking for: End-user desktop support. This would include helpdesk of pretty much any tier. Where I live: Champaign, IL Where I'm looking: Ideally, Champaign/Urbana/Bloomington/Springfield, IL or the Appleton/Oshkosh/Fon Du Lac/Green Bay, WI area. I have also thought about moving to the Pacific Northwest, so anything in Oregon or Washington would be of interest to me as well. Preferably not in major cities or metro areas. Not really my speed. I like cities of about 150k and smaller. When I can start: 2-4 weeks, depending on location. I'd need to get a sublease on my apartment if I have to leave town, but I won't have any trouble there. Requirements: Better than the 50k I currently make (cost of living taken into account, of course), retirement plan of some fashion, good health insurance, training and certification courses, the usual benefits. More than anything, though, I want to find a company where I can make an impact and be part of a team (or even be the whole shebang if it is a small place). An IT department where I can use my knowledge to influence decision making rather than just being told a list of tasks to accomplish without any input in the process. I've managed a couple people before, so team leader/senior position of some variety would be nice. I'm also used to traveling internationally for projects, so if a job involves travel of any sort, it won't be an issue. Can be reached via: PMs here or stupid doo doo head at gmail. Pvt. Public fucked around with this message at 21:35 on Jul 15, 2011 |
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My experience: 4 years as an electronics maintenance/IT support nerd for the U.S. Army (33W/35T for anyone savvy to that) and 1 year as a civilian contractor doing IT support and system Admin work, as well as hardware support for students at a military base What I'm looking for: Preferably a hardware maintenance job but I am versed in IT support and network administration as well as component/depot level troubleshooting, A job with comparable pay to what I was getting and health insurance What I'm NOT looking for: Entry level help desk, help desk, Fry's Electronics, unemployment Where I live: Webster, TX Where I'm looking: Galveston/Harris counties When I can start: Now depending on location Requirements: Health insurance, greater than 50K a year, Non-contract/Temp work Can be reached via: PM, kenneth.chitty at gmail.com Additionally if you would like to look over my resume for my qualifications let me know via PM or email and I can shoot it over to you.
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I just received notice today that I'm getting laid off, so... any Dallas-area goons who know of any openings for a Windows admin, please let me know. More details are in the OP. I've been maintaining this job thread for over 2 years now, so you know I'm a dedicated worker...
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