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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

Austin Startup

This post expands on a recent podcast I did with Living Corporate outlining the story behind my career switch to software engineering. I’m currently coming up on my two-year anniversary as a software engineer on December 19, 2018. Before working as a software engineer, I was already in “tech”, just not at a startup.

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[Infographic] Silicon Valley Engineering Salaries In 2012

YoungUpstarts

The continuing tech boom has resulted in strong competition for top engineering talent, resulting in a subsequent upward surge in salary scales as well. percent in the final quarter of 2012, overall average annual salaries has increased 3.7-percent But how much has it grown? Despite a year-on-year fall of 3.6-percent

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The Matrix, Project Management Edition

YoungUpstarts

By Russell Harley, veteran project manager and Director at PMO. Just like many other areas of project management, they have their benefits and their challenges. If a software engineer, we will call him “Neo”, is needed on a project, then IT is asked if Neo can be assigned to the project.

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Follow This Six-Point Checklist To Strengthen Employee Onboarding

YoungUpstarts

Whether it’s an inactive email address, a project management software glitch, or a cracked computer screen, etc., Studies show that among software engineers in India, new employees sought out more information when they were socialized within the organization. Get Systems Firing on All Cylinders.

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How to Identify and Attract the Best Software Development Talent

Transformify

Below are a few important things you should include in your job post: Offer Competitive Salary Packages Software development is a highly sought-after and competitive field. Given this, you must know that many software developers have multiple options when choosing an employer.

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Affordable and Efficient App Development

The Startup Magazine

Evaluate your potential developers’ knowledge, experience, and the skills listed on their software engineer resume. Since many businesses now take advantage of the benefits of remote workers, it’s important to understand how to manage a remote team. Cost-savings with the more affordable developer and IT project manager salary.

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Transformify: The Sustainable Platform for Remote Jobs

Transformify

Managing remote teams was seen as a risky adventure and most managers were ready to go great lengths to avoid it. Nowadays, the same managers are learning how to manage remote teams the hard way amid coronavirus outbreak. However, the salaries are spent locally, thus revitalizing the local communities.