r/financialindependence • u/fidgit86 • Aug 13 '21

What do you do that you earn six figures?

It seems like a lot of people make a lot of money and it seems like I’m missing out on something. So those of you that do, whats your occupation that pays so well?

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u/BimboBuggins Aug 13 '21

Yup, just got my first job out of college and am making 190k total comp. Feels kinda dirty given everyone else I know in college who didn't do CS is struggling like mad to find any relevant job, let alone one that pays decently.

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u/henhen3000 Aug 13 '21

Any advice for finding software eng jobs that I probably haven't heard already? I graduated in May and have been looking for work for months to no avail. :/

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u/futureabstract 29d ago

IME the hardest part of getting the first job is getting an interview at all. I sent just over 100 applications and got just 3 interviews and 2 offers out of those 3.

You need to set yourself apart from the crowd so the best bet is to put up a killer demo project on github and put that front and center on your resume. Reverse engineer the technologies/buzzwords you'll use from the job descriptions. E.g. if you're targeting web dev jobs put up a clone of reddit (or whatever CRUD site you want) and host it on AWS free tier. Use popular tech like React+Typescript on the frontend and node+postgres on the backend. Style it to look exactly like reddit with modern css+preprocessors. Write unit tests and integration tests. Dockerize it and have well written documentation to the point anyone can clone your repo and run a dev environment instantly. Seed it with filler content and integrate OAuth/guest accounts so people can interact with your site immediately from being linked to it through your resume.

This will take dozens of hours of self-learning and coding, but you'll be proving to companies you already know how to do the job and your response rate will be a lot higher.

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u/henhen3000 29d ago

Wow, thank you for the in-depth response! This is very actionable advice, I'll be sure to use it :)