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Has anyone else had a hell of a time finding a job in SF lately? It seems like there is so much competition now I literally can't even get an in-person interview. It's a total shift from 5 years ago when people were begging you to come in after a quick phone screen. Now it's nothing but automated responses with Triplebyte quizzes and getting ghosted.

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I don't know what level you're at, but my experience (from both sides of the hiring process) is that the market is completely saturated for junior engineers. Many companies are primarily/exclusively hiring seniors, and the market there is still _very_ demand-heavy.

Beyond that, the usual stuff applies: you'll have an easier time if you have name-brand schools/companies/open-source projects on your resume, or if you have connections inside the company.

I haven't been looking lately, but in the past year, I had no problem getting interviews at FAANG, some unicorns, and some series C/D startups. I didn't even have to apply for several of the positions, a recruiter reached out to me.

Automated responses with quizzes are really an odd trend, really midsized startups should provide a response from a human most of the time, not ghosting or quizzes.

I'm on the east coast and I've gotten hit up by many of the big companies in SF this month (even with the option to allow recruiters to contact me off on linkedin).

I haven't felt this at all. What companies are you applying to? How much experience do you have?

>I haven't felt this at all. What companies are you applying to? How much experience do you have?

Mostly mid-size startups. I have 5 years experience as a front end dev, but being self taught with no degree I look pretty bad on paper.

It's never been a problem for me in the past, but it seems like the market for mid-level self taught developers is drying up.

From Miami, but in the exact same boat. 4 yrs xp, FE, self-taught, having trouble for the first time finding a startup gig.

I have the same qualifications as you. And the same struggle getting my foot in the door. I used Triplebyte and it was fantastic. If you can pass their interview it's worth doing.

Why?

What actual benefits did you receive?

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