Blockchain Developers WantedIt’s a good time to be working in blockchains or Bitcoin, with salaries climbing and a host of job openings chasing fewer interested developers.
Publish date: 04/10/2019
Hot Programming Languages for Autonomous Vehicle Engineers: C/C++ and PythonIt’s a good time to be an engineer with a background in self-driving cars—or even an interest in working with autonomous vehicles. According to job site Indeed.com, the numbers of people in the United States looking to get into the field or change jobs within it is skyrocketing, up more than 600 percent in the past three years, and job listings are just as hot.
Publish date: 04/10/2019
Three Ways to Dispel Imposter SyndromeImposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when individuals doubt their accomplishments and have a persistent feeling that someone will notice that they’re frauds.
Publish date: 04/10/2019
Which Software Engineers Get Paid the Most?Online job search firm Hired took a look at its 2018 data from its job sites around the world to capture a snapshot of demand for software engineers and the salaries they are commanding in different roles.
Publish date: 04/03/2019
U.S. Students Have Achieved World Domination in Computer Science Skills—for NowWhen it comes to computer science skills, U.S. students approaching graduation have a significant advantage over their peers in China, India, and Russia.
Publish date: 04/03/2019
Scott Shawcroft Is Squeezing Python Into MicrocontrollersAs Python’s domination of the desktop and the cloud continues, two camps—MicroPython and CircuitPython—are working on hardware-centered versions of the interpreted language for embedded projects such as microcontroller-based gadgets.
Publish date: 04/03/2019
Oracle Swings the Layoff Axe and Clear-cuts Teams of EngineersYesterday, Oracle swung the layoff axe. The exact numbers of employees cut and their specific roles have not been reported by the company, but the layoffs are clearly significant.
Publish date: 04/03/2019
IBM Again Faces Allegations of Targeting Older Workers in LayoffsLast September, IEEE Spectrum reported on a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of three former IBM employees who say their firings were part of a pattern of age discrimination by the company. IBM adamantly refuted the accusations, insisting that any changes in its workforce were “about skills, not age.”
Publish date: 04/03/2019
Leadership at Every Stage of Your Engineering CareerWhile everyone’s journey is different, many freshly minted EEs dream of leading major projects, or ascending to the C-suite of a large company. If that’s your goal, engineering career experts agree there are some common milestones to aim for on the way up.
Publish date: 03/26/2019
Workers Worry About Layoffs at Tesla, eBay, SnapchatWho’s afraid of a looming layoff? Blind, a social network that anonymously connects employees with others in their workplaces, asked its users that question last week, and nearly 9,000 responded.
Publish date: 03/26/2019
