Software Engineering Is Dying? Let’s Uncover the Truth

The software engineering job market might seem rough right now, but it’s not all doom and gloom. In this video, we’ll break down the reality of the industry, why things aren’t as bad as they seem, and actionable strategies to stand out and land opportunities. From networking tips to skill development, we’ll cover how to navigate layoffs, hiring slowdowns, and competition so you can thrive in today’s market. 💡🚀

🔹 Industry trends & insights
🔹 How to stay competitive
🔹 Networking & job search strategies
🔹 Upskilling for better opportunities

👉 Don’t let the headlines discourage you—let’s build a solid career path together!

[musictoli]

There's a better feeling than crushing the technical interview. It's when your interviewer goes "I have time if you wanna continue talking" :)

[SuperMBARutgers]

IT has been the most volatile job market since 2011. It's like the stock market... jobs shouldn't be that volatile

[ollicron]

Testing people for leetcode has to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard of to weed candidates out. Considering nobody really uses algorithms all that much in software development, and you only use about 1-2 of them in your lifetime.

[DayrateNiterate]

The bootcamp I attended had only one person in the cohort get a dev job. And you can tell the guy had way more experience than the rest of us clearly.

[Dave-tvhn]

I feel like the current (i guess trend?) of trying to talk people out of pursuing CS or Development with these "oh the job market is dead" is to weed out those that are determined enough to continue regardless, and those that just want the check.

[papercutz]

what we need is to stop these youtube / tiktok "engineers" that haven't had a job besides creating stupid reels from posting anything about the job market.
just because they read a tutorial out loud in a video doesn't make them engineers and they should not be allowed to share an opinion.

but... oh well... what can you do.

[epinoob]

If i ever learn coding i would never look for a job and just make all my own stuff.

[merlingrim]

I started and sold a resource agency and have been interviewing hundreds of engineers over the past 40 years. I never cared if engineers had a CS degree or even a degree for that matter. What I care about is how you think, creative problem solving skills, and what you do when you're not employed. If a person is building a solution in their down time, contributing to open source projects, etc, that matters more to me. From my experience, people who lack this mindset stop looking for work once they get a job.

[LTGNZ]

Started my journey to becoming a software engineer almost 10 years ago at university. It's been a long road of setbacks but now I have an opportunity to finally finish my degree at Kennesaw State in Software Engineering (my path before was in CS). While I do want to finish I have dread and fear that when I finish, I'm not going to be able to get a job and it's all going to be for nothing. I'm unsure if I should finish or just go and try to become an electrician. It's really messing with my anxiety and depression, honestly.

[migos]

Coding is like alcoholism. You teach yourself to love it despite it is an unpleasant shit and then you cannot stop it. But if you recover because you don't have access to this shit, you happily discover that the world is endlessly beautiful without alcohol or coding.

[martinlutherkingjr.]

Keep in mind $120k today is like $60k before covid.

[KhadijaJazz]

Used to be jobless, broke, and blaming the government for everything—until I realized they weren’t coming to save me. Took matters into my own hands, started investing, and now I’m chilling in my own home. Moral of the story: don’t wait for the system to fix your life, go secure the bag yourself..

[senreigh]

I use LLMs to build shell functions but anything that requires complex logic especially in terms of complex database queries definitely requires a lot of work on my end. It is great for writing all the repetitive stuff and then I actually do all the hard stuff so it saves me time and allows me to just focus on the logic instead of the syntax and redundant stuff. It is pretty good at giving including comments that related to my prompts.

[StormyBeLife]

This video is very encouraging. I feel like it's worth it to become a SE in 2025. I plan to get my SE degree this year and go into DevOps. I feel like a lot of these videos are designed to get more views.

I've been through 3 recessions in my life and have seen how tech has advanced since the 80's and what I've see is that engineers are always needed. Just like in the music industry. When analog went digital if you didnt know how to operate software or a computer you were left behind or to hire someone else.

[joepalala]

Thing is, i think the high profile jobs like FAANG and maybe “top 10” IT/BPO corporations depend on investors that want to make NEW Projects.
Unfortunately, it’s too easy to build an AI chat thing without having to hire a third-party company, so in terms of “non-AI” related jobs, people are keeping their jobs its just a matter of how many more years will the projects they have need new features like AI-related things. So this is how AI kind of ruins the job market, by making jobs more scarce because there’s less projects needing expert or niche skills in traditional web development using MERN stack etc

[GaminYoon]

In a previous video, you mentioned that many students from foreign countries are obtaining visas to study in US universities and have an easier time entering the job market compared to the H1B process. You also mentioned that due to the increase of students obtaining CS degree, many job applications are receiving hundreds or thousands of applications. If companies are overwhelmed by the amount of people seeking a job, then wouldn't it make sense for some or most people to not study CS if the CS degree is less likely to lead to a career compared to obtaining a degree in another subject?

Also, what is the path to become a software engineer? For example, in order to become an Electrician or Doctor, I could figure out exactly what I need to do, how long the entire process will take and how much it will cost and then make a decision on whether or not I can or cannot enter that profession. With software engineering, I can't seem to find this type of information; Which specific languages, frameworks, skills, etc. does one need to study in order to become a software engineer? Or is that the wrong question to ask?

[ndotl]

Applied for a job 12/25. Received a job offer 01/17. Started 02/03 with a 10% pay raise. I think I applied to 10 jobs.
The problem with AI is, as many university students are learning, if you need AI to write a solution you likely do not have what it takes to get the AI solution to exactly meet the client's requirements. Also, when that solution needs to be extended the AI is unlikely to be able to correctly modify the initial solution

[historyandmore]

The job market isn't dying. Its just difficult to get in.
Lets say they give you 4 problems to solve in the interview, you manage to solve 3. There will always be someone out there who solves all 4 and gets the job over you.

[ragnork]

My only real use for ai is generating some quick scrap code so I have structure then I start rewriting it to do what it actually needs to do😂, saves like 15 minutes

[quantumics]

I think you are wrong with this one. It's about the economics here. If, with LLMs, 5 engineers can ship out the same quality and quantity of code in the same time or shorter than it will take 50 engineers, then I as an employer will want to cut off the excess cost to optimize my profit. That means, I will cut out 40 engineers.

Note: I'm assuming focus on a single problem in the market.


This is why engineers will be laid off. Not because of the code quality from LLMs is good enough but because 1 engineer can now do much more and reduce cost.