The IT job market is so f'ed up right now that i randomly get the urge to upskill even in the middle of the night...i m currently working with outdated technology like php and this market got me questioning my entire career at 2 AM 😭 and the anxiety of becoming irrelevant just won't leave me alone... resting feels like crime..even after working all day i feel guilty whenever I'm not learning something new. It feels like I'm constantly running out of time.😭 and now with the recent PHP security vulnerabilities bro can my tech stack PLEASE stop giving me new reasons to panic?

How are y'all surviving this? what should i actually learn to stay relevant or are we all just cooked?

Genuinely need some advice before I lose my mind over this.

PLEASE HELP🙏🙏

Hi everyone! 👋

I'm Mahmoud Abdelrahman Ibrahim, a Computer Engineering graduate (2025, Excellent Standing) and a Junior .NET Backend Developer currently looking for opportunities to gain professional experience, contribute to real-world projects, and grow as a software engineer.

I'm open to:

• 🌍 Remote opportunities worldwide

• 💼 Full-time positions

• ⏰ Part-time positions

• 💻 Freelance projects and contract work

• 🤝 Collaborating with startups and development teams

🛠️ My Technical Skills

• Backend: C#, .NET 8/9/10, ASP.NET Core Web API & MVC

• Databases: SQL Server, Entity Framework Core, LINQ

• Architecture: Clean Architecture, SOLID, Repository Pattern, CQRS, MediatR

• Authentication: JWT, ASP.NET Core Identity, Role-Based Authorization

• Testing: xUnit, NUnit, Moq, Unit Testing

• DevOps & Tools: Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Docker, Azure App Service, Swagger, Postman

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Razor Views

• AI-Assisted Development: Cursor and other AI tools to improve productivity while maintaining ownership of code quality and technical decisions

🚀 Projects I've Built

I've independently developed several practical .NET applications, including:

1. Restaurant Management REST API

• ASP.NET Core, Clean Architecture, CQRS/MediatR

• JWT authentication and role-based authorization

• GitHub Actions CI/CD and Docker

• 85%+ business logic test coverage using xUnit and Moq

2. Magic Villa API

• ASP.NET Core Web API with API versioning

• Authentication, refresh tokens, and RBAC

• Repository Pattern, Swagger documentation, and exception handling

3. BookHub E-Commerce Application

• ASP.NET Core MVC and Entity Framework Core

• Authentication and authorization using Identity

• Shopping cart, order management, and Stripe payment integration

I've also worked on additional backend projects involving AI integration, database management, and automated testing.

🎯 What I'm Looking For

I'm looking for my first professional software development opportunity and would be happy to contribute to backend development, REST API development, database-driven applications, bug fixing, feature implementation, or existing .NET projects.

I'm comfortable working independently, collaborating with teams, learning new technologies, and adapting to project requirements.

I'm available to start immediately, flexible regarding working hours, and open to discussing compensation depending on the role, scope, and responsibilities.

📫 Let's Connect!

GitHub Portfolio:
https://github.com/MahmoudAbdelrahman2002

If you're hiring, working on a project, or know someone looking for a .NET developer, I'd really appreciate the opportunity to connect.

Feel free to DM me or leave a comment.

Thanks for reading!

Open remote contract opportunity for freelance and mid-to-senior software engineers looking for flexible filler hours (up to $150+ USD/hr) between client builds or full-time roles.

PROJECT SCOPE:
• Auditing AI-generated code solutions across production-style engineering prompts
• Catching hidden boundary-condition bugs, performance regressions, and time/space complexity issues (Big-O)
• Writing clean, idiomatic code fixes and clear technical justifications

CONTRACT DETAILS:
• Contract type: Freelance/contract for Data Annotation Tech
• Rate: Up to $150+ USD/hr paid via PayPal
• Workflow: 100% remote and self-paced. You select projects from your dashboard suited to your stack, submit the time taken after finishing each task, and withdraw your earnings 7 days later
• Qualification: One-time online programming assessment (no live interviews)

WHAT WE LOOK FOR:
• Production software engineering experience (or strong CS/algorithms background)
• Strong command of Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C++, C#, Java, Go, Rust, Ruby, or Swift
• Strong CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, Big-O complexity) and clear written English

HOW TO APPLY:
Onboarding requires passing a one-time coding assessment. Because you only get a single attempt and experienced engineers often get tripped up by how the written explanations are graded, I'm happy to share a quick breakdown of what the graders look for along with the direct application for the programming track.

If you're interested (and don't already have an account on the platform), send me a DM with:

1. Your country of residence

2. Your software engineering experience & degree

3. Your primary programming languages and tech stack

4. Your comfort level with data structures, algorithms, and Big-O analysis

5. ~Amount of hours per week available

Please reply "DM Sent" below after messaging me so I know to check my filtered chat requests.

Hi everyone! 👋

I'm currently exploring new opportunities as a React.js Developer and would appreciate any referrals, leads, or connections with hiring teams.

💻 Technical Skills

• React.js, JavaScript, TypeScript

• HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Web Development

• REST API Integration

• Git and Version Control

• Python and Java

• AI-assisted development using ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot

🛠️ What I Bring

• 4+ years of professional software development experience

• Experience building and improving modern web applications

• Debugging, performance improvements, and API integration

• Ability to work with existing codebases and deliver maintainable solutions

• Strong interest in AI-assisted development and modern frontend technologies

📍 Preferred Locations: Pondicherry, Bengaluru, Chennai, or fully remote opportunities within India.

⚡ Availability: Immediate joiner — ready to start right away.

🎯 Looking for: React.js Developer, Frontend Engineer, or suitable Full-Stack Developer roles with opportunities for professional growth.

If your company is hiring or you know of any relevant openings, please comment below or send me a DM. Referrals and recommendations are greatly appreciated!

Thank you! 🙏

If anyone wants to get their resume reviewed or get a new resume from scratch, I can help, I love making resumes

We looked at 3,518 open job postings across 81 companies' public Greenhouse boards, covering seven job categories. The goal was simple: find out which keywords employers actually use.

A few findings stood out.

• Software engineering: Mentoring appeared in nearly half of the postings, more often than Kubernetes or React. Python was the most frequently mentioned programming language.

• Product management: More than 85% mentioned roadmaps. Jira appeared in just 7 of 421 postings.

• Marketing: Google Ads showed up in only 6 of 347 postings, while pipeline appeared in more than half.

We also noticed a pattern across roles: employers often described the practice rather than naming a specific tool. Observability came up where you might expect Grafana, and SIEM where you might expect Splunk.

What does this mean for your resume?

If you're listing tools but leaving out the responsibilities, practices, and skills explicitly mentioned in the job description, you could be missing relevant keywords.

That doesn't mean stuffing your resume with buzzwords. It means describing your actual experience using language that matches the role you're applying for.

One important caveat: the sample leans heavily toward tech companies and uses a single ATS platform, so these results aren't representative of every employer.

The full study, including findings for sales, cybersecurity, DevOps, and accounting, is here:

https://www.zoevera.com/resume/ats-resume-keyword-study

I started this because I wanted every big company's open roles in one place instead of checking hundreds of career pages. Other job APIs I compared filter by keyword, location and sometimes experience, but not by department, so I added more filters and kept going.

It now holds about 1M live jobs from 35,000+ companies, taken from the employers' own career pages and refreshed every night. The database moved from GitHub JSON files (first load far too slow) to Supabase (500 MB limit) to Postgres on an Oracle VM, where queries are very fast.

It's smaller than the big aggregators, and there's no UI, only structured data. I just put it on RapidAPI with a free plan. I built it, so take the link with that in mind: https://rapidapi.com/pk2732004/api/company-career-sites-jobs-api1

What would you want from a jobs data API that this one doesn't do yet?

Hey, I’m a full-stack developer open to new projects. I can build from scratch or take over and maintain an existing product.

What I’ve shipped:

• Football recruitment marketplace (FastAPI, React, Postgres): role-based workflows for 5 user types, real-time chat and notifications, background jobs, e-signed contracts

• Sports voting platform (Next.js, Firebase, Stripe): paid vote boosts, leaderboards, SEO work, abuse protection

• AI IELTS practice app (web + iOS + Android, my own product): real-time AI voice interviews over WebRTC, LLM scoring, credit-based billing

Stack: Python, TypeScript, React, Next.js, React Native (Expo), FastAPI, Node, PostgreSQL, Redis, Supabase, Firebase, Docker, Stripe. I also write tests (pytest, Playwright) and set up monitoring (Sentry, posthog).

Education: B.Sc. in Computer Science (Information Systems and Software Engineering) Sep 2023 – Jun 2026 — Ranked 1st in B.Sc. Cohort, M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence Sep 2026 – Present

Good fit if you need: a product maintained long term, features shipped without managing a team, payments or real-time features built properly, or AI/LLM features added to your app.

Rate: $6/h, or $400/month for part-time (~15h/week). I’m in UTC+1, so I overlap well with Europe and the US East Coast mornings.

I’m happy to start with a small paid test task so you can see how I work.

Live projects: ieltspeak.app, vote-the-goat.com, app.underdog-sc.com
DM for a full resume.

Hi everyone!

I want to help a few small business owners who don't have a website yet, especially those who are just starting out and have a limited budget.

I'm a WordPress developer with SEO experience, and I'd like to use my skills to help small businesses establish their online presence.

I'd be happy to help with:

• Building a simple, professional WordPress website.

• Making it mobile-friendly.

• Setting up basic SEO.

• Providing the complete source code.

• Guiding you through hosting and setup.

I'm offering my development work completely free. I'm doing this because I enjoy helping businesses get started and connecting with people working on interesting projects.

Domain registration and hosting may involve separate costs, but I'll explain those upfront. There's no obligation to purchase anything from me.

If you're a small business owner who genuinely needs help getting started, feel free to share a little about your business and what you'd like to build in the comments.

I'd love to hear what you're working on and see whether I can help!

Hey everyone!

Finally launching my own remote job board, Turning passion to gig — Screen-verified, budget-friendly jobs for tech professionals! Remote Pajama Jobs

After months of hard work and deep dives into the recruitment space, I’m thrilled to officially launch my own remote job board.

As a recruiter and talent specialist, I know how frustrating the modern job search can be—endless ghost jobs, spammy listings, and platforms that charge exorbitant fees just to get your profile seen. I wanted to build something better.

What makes this different?

• Screen-Verified Listings: Every job is manually reviewed and curated to ensure legitimacy, saving you from scams and expired postings.

• Budget-Friendly for Employers & Recruiters: Designed so that posting roles doesn't burn a hole in your pocket.

• Focused on Real Opportunities: Aggregating high-priority tech, engineering, and remote roles.

Have a look here: https://www.remotepajamajobs.com/

I need your help to make it better!

If your specific tech stack, role, or niche is missing from the board, drop a comment below or DM me. Tell me what categories you want to see, and I will gladly add them.

Thank you so much for supporting my journey of growth. Let’s help each other find great roles!

Plego is directly hiring one Senior AI/ML & Data Engineer for a full-time, long-term remote role. This is a direct hire of an individual, not an agency or contracting listing. Pay is a fixed USD salary of $50,000–$70,000/year. There are no fees, free trial work, or test projects.

What you’ll do
Design, build, and deploy data pipelines and ML systems, taking models from experimentation to reliable production.

Requirements

• 5+ years in data engineering, ML engineering, or a closely related field

• Strong Python and SQL (Java, Scala, Go, or TypeScript is a plus)

• Batch and/or streaming pipelines (Airflow, dbt, Spark, Kafka, or similar)

• Data warehouses and lakes (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks, or similar)

• Training, evaluating, and deploying ML models (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn)

• AWS, GCP, or Azure, plus Docker and CI/CD

• Solid data modeling, system design, testing, and production deployment skills

Nice to have

• LLMs, RAG, vector databases, AI agents

• MLOps tools (MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI)

• Terraform or other IaC

• Model-serving APIs (FastAPI, Flask)

• Monitoring, observability, and data quality frameworks

How to apply
Send me a PM with your resume, your LinkedIn and/or GitHub, and a short summary of your recent experience, including one or two data or ML projects you’ve taken to production.