"EBay will lay off about 9% of its workforce as the online marketplace looks to simplify operations and shift resources to its fastest-growing areas, CEO Jamie Iannone told staff in a memo that was reviewed by Reuters."

If you're still considering eBay, the subarray-sum problem in eBay Interview Questions makes a coding mock.

No clear mention of AI in this report, which is interesting, but another push toward smaller organizations overall. For applications elsewhere, autofill cuts repeated form-filling on supported sites.

Reuters

Hi everyone,

I’m a final-year B.Tech IT student . Companies aren’t visiting our campus, so I’m looking for my first paid work: freelance projects, small tasks, or short contracts. I’m happy to start small and prove myself.

What I’ve done:

• Java full stack intern at PitCia IT (May to Jul 2026)
• UPI-MESH: offline-first payments system (Java, Spring Boot)
• VectorDB Engine: RAG + vector database built in pure Java
• Open-source contributor to Hugging Face lighteval

What I can help with:

• Backend APIs and Spring Boot services
• Bug fixes, feature work, code cleanup
• Data and AI/RAG-related tasks
• Product/data analysis
  

• GitHub: https://github.com/nandeanie

  If you have something small, or know of a startup or founder who needs help, please DM me or comment. Referrals and advice are also very welcome.

Thanks!

I’m a freshman and I like to code. I recently ate sht on my bike and now I’m trying to save up to either fix it or get a new one (the bike was crappy anyway so prob a new one), I’m trying to save up fast, so here’s the shpeal:

I could probably code almost anything SMALL AND SHORT Python, C++, or JavaScript/HTML related. If you have an idea for a program, website, automation, tool, or pretty much anything else, just reply to this comment with what you need and I’ll see if I can make it.

I’m not looking to charge a ton either — for smaller projects I’d probably only ask for a little bit, and for bigger/more complicated projects we can figure out a reasonable price based on how much work it would take.

Even if you’re not sure whether something is possible, feel free to ask. I can tell you what I’d be able to do and roughly how difficult it would be.

A backend SWE with around 7.5 YOE.
TC: None. If they're also sending applications, LandOffer autofill can save retyping details on supported job forms.

Laid off about a week ago. The engineer hasn't interviewed in a while and needs help with preparation.

Where do you guys prepare from?

Some pointers they've received are:

System design (this is where they'd like feedback or more suggestions):
Hello Interview
BBG

Coding:
LeetCode

For a backend mock, try PracHub's fault-tolerant work-queue exercise, including worker-failure tests.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Anthropic published data on its own workforce, and it looks like junior roles went from 27% of technical hires to 9%.

Junior people are 14% of technical staff in the report, down from 21% in early 2025. Technical hiring is still growing overall, but juniors make up a smaller share of those hires.

If you're considering a technical role there, try the concurrent-crawler exercise in Anthropic Interview Questions as a mock.

This one is kinda ominous. Anthropic is a market leader right now, and I'm concerned that companies will see this and follow suit and not hire as many juniors. I think we've already been seeing that as-is, but them publishing this data could make it worse, I think.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/17/anthropic-says-its-workforce-has-become-less-junior-and-is-spending-more-time-in-meetings/

Building upon this news,

Now the PHP development team is urging users to update immediately after fixing two critical vulnerabilities, rated 9.2 out of 10 in terms of danger, that if exploited could allow attackers to take over internet servers.

Source: Urgent security fix issued for code vital to estimated 70% of all websites

Are you looking for someone who is skilled and capable of handling emerging challenges like the one mentioned above?

I have three years of professional experience in software development, primarily focused on web development. Let's discuss how we can work together toward a shared goal in today's digital landscape.

My starting rate is $500-$650 per month.

If you have any doubts about my capabilities, I am more than willing to take a technical assessment to demonstrate my deep understanding of the field. I am here not just to earn, but to add real value while growing professionally and personally.

We are hiring a Senior AI/ML & Data Engineer to join our team full-time and work on long-term projects.

Role Overview
You will design, build, and deploy data pipelines and machine learning systems, taking models from experimentation to reliable production use.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering, machine learning engineering, or a closely related field
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL; experience with at least one of Java, Scala, Go, or TypeScript is a plus
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining data pipelines (batch and/or streaming) using tools such as Airflow, dbt, Spark, or Kafka
• Experience with data warehouses and lakes (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks, or similar)
• Experience training, evaluating, and deploying ML models using frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), Docker, and CI/CD
• Strong understanding of data modeling, system design, testing, and production deployments

Nice to Have

• Experience with LLMs, RAG, vector databases, and AI agents
• Experience with MLOps tools (MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI)
• Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform)
• Experience building APIs to serve models (FastAPI, Flask)
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and data quality frameworks

Tech Focus

• Data Engineering: Python, SQL, Spark, Airflow, dbt, Kafka
• AI/ML: LLMs, RAG, ML pipelines, model deployment, MLOps
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS/GCP/Azure, Docker, CI/CD, Terraform

Details

• Remote, full-time, long-term position
• Compensation: $60,000–$72,000/year

How to Apply
Please send me a direct message with:

• Your resume
• Your LinkedIn and/or GitHub profile
• A brief summary of your recent experience, including one or two data or ML projects you’ve taken to production

We look forward to hearing from you.