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Since you are in your third year you should be applying to internships for the summer non-stop at this point, even if it's to the detriment of your education. Landing an internship now is the most important thing for your future career. Answer from poopeater32 on reddit.com

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January 28, 2025 -

I am currently studying a computer science degree and I am in my third year. Just wanted to know what are the chances I get a good job after I finish my degree. When I was in secondary and college I heard that computer science paid a lot of money so I choose it over a maths degree. I would say that I am doing pretty well and am on the road to achieve a first class but just scared that I might not be guaranteed a good job. People were saying to do a masters to have a higher chance but how hard is it really to get a job after completing a computer science degree?

Since you are in your third year you should be applying to internships for the summer non-stop at this point, even if it's to the detriment of your education. Landing an internship now is the most important thing for your future career.

3rd year and asking? Cooked. Pivot to McDonald's cachier

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r/csMajors on Reddit: What else can I do with a CS degree?

June 1, 2024 -

21, current CS major. i understand that the field is oversaturated and I understand that there are people with loads of experience failing to get jobs. But I have a genuine question: what else can I do with a CS degree? And isn’t this shortage only in SWE?

The reason Im asking is because technology is genuinely my only passion, I mean, in the sense that I enjoy learning about it, listening to podcasts, reading articles etc. i cannot, CANNOT do that with anything else and idk if that’s an issue or just how I see tech, but it’s true.

I don’t want to give up on this degree despite the doom posts and tons of data I’ve read up on, but is there any other field in which I can combine my love for technology/programming and still succeed. I do prefer the artistic side of programming (front end based projects) but I can work harder to understand the back end more.

What other stable options are there for technology based positions or computer science fields? I literally don’t know what else to do with my life soooo

Most jobs commonly associated with IT (ie. Technician, specialist, -administrator such as sys and database, dev ops, infrastructure). Some of the “-analyst” type jobs (ie. Data, financial, business, network). SWE comes in different flavors, front end, backend, full stack are only some that happened to be most saturated. You also have mobile (which itself can be split into Android and iOS), desktop (which itself can be for different OS’s), embedded, firmware, cloud, security, data engineer, computer vision, gpu. Most of these need a specialized set of skills beyond what we learn in a traditional CS program. This is why you shouldn’t pick senior electives arbitrarily. Pick some you have genuine interest in and explore that field further on your own time.

One that nobody has mentioned: Intellectual property / patent law. Plenty of work in the field, it's primarily comprised of people with technical backgrounds, you'll make $$$, and are able to constantly work with cool new technologies (AI/ML IP is especially booming rn). You'll need to do a lot of reading and writing, but it's very tech-focused (getting through law school is different: a lot of reading and analyzing case law etc.)

reddit.com › r/cscareerquestions › what computer science positions are in demand for entry level?

r/cscareerquestions on Reddit: What computer science positions are in demand for entry level?

January 6, 2025 -

Im a new grad with a masters, graduated in 2022. I still never found a software engineering role (yes, I’m very unique with this story, right?) I’ve been mostly applying for software engineering roles but I don’t even get answers back anymore. I can’t even tell you when’s the last time I even had an interview. With the recent news on H1B engineers and all that, I’m slowly giving up on my dream of being a software engineer, but I still want to do something in computer science. What roles are in high demand for entry level? I have an interest in cyber security (though I have to get a certificate first) but seems like it may be the same as software engineering roles where there’s basically 0 entry level positions hiring. At this point any money I had is running dry and my crappy customer service job isn’t cutting it anymore so I’d really appreciate if anyone had any recommendations for any CS career paths that maybe be easier for an entry level like me to get into. I’m probably dumb for asking this but figured it’s worth a shot. I just want to have hope again

You’re not dumb for asking—you’re just stuck, like a lot of people right now. Here’s the deal: entry-level CS jobs aren’t just software engineering. Look at QA (Quality Assurance), tech support, IT roles, data analysis, and automation testing. These can be easier to break into and still pay decently. Cybersecurity is great, but yeah, most roles aren’t entry-level. Start with security analyst or SOC analyst gigs—sometimes they’re more flexible. Certs can help, but don’t overdo it. Get one or two and start applying. Also, freelance or contract work can be a good way to start building experience while you look. Bottom line—don’t give up. You’ve got skills, you just need to find a way to wedge your foot in the door.

Before I switched careers to CS, I was a business systems analyst, which essentially means being the liaison between non-technical customers and the developers. A lot of writing requirements and user guides and handholding the customers through stuff. Not the most interesting job in the world but it payed the bills and is still Sortof related to tech.

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r/cscareerquestions on Reddit: CS careers that aren’t just, “software engineer?”

February 26, 2024 -

Hey guys. We’ve all heard it: the job market is bad. I surpassed a full year of my job search back in January of this year, and I graduated back in May of ‘23. My luck so far with my job search has been phenomenally awful, and I need to be looking for alternatives. With a bachelor’s in CS, what other jobs do I have a reasonably good chance to get with my degree that aren’t directly software engineering or teaching? I’ve considered IT and have the sort of “know a thing or two because I’ve seen a thing or two” knowledge, but I’m lacking the certifications that show off that sort of thing on a resumé (and am not earning enough money to just be dropping $300 on one of those tests at the moment). I’ve been working on a personal project here and there when I’ve had downtime, but it’s frankly more of a hobby to keep my skills sharp than anything else.

Data Scientist Data Analyst Database Administrator Systems Analyst Network Administrator Cybersecurity Analyst Project Manager Computer Systems Analyst Technical Support Specialist Information Security Analyst Web Developer User Interface (UI) Designer User Experience (UX) Designer Cloud Solutions Architect DevOps Engineer

For entry level: software engineer, qa tester, business analyst, data analyst, db admin. Potentially entry but not usually: project management, scrum lead. For it roles: don't self select. You're not the recruiter. Apply even if you don't have certs. You might get lucky.

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r/compsci on Reddit: What do people with a degree in computer science do at work?

June 25, 2023 -

What do y'all do at work? I guess more specifically what problems y'all solve, what you work on, and how you built your skills that made you able to do your job.

About ten lines of code per day.

Seed disinformation to the public regarding the dangers of AI and CHAT GPT before lunch, then just chill after lunch. /s

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October 6, 2014 - I just completed my degree in Computer Science earlier this December, After a few days of rest i started applying for jobs in my field.

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r/cscareerquestions on Reddit: What jobs can you do with cs degree?

November 5, 2023 -

At this point everyone is going for the software engineer role. Are there any other jobs that a computer science degree is usable?

Wow you guys suck lol

Well since literally everyone in the comments is being unhelpful, there are plenty of careers you can try to pursue with a CS degree: cybersecurity analyst, security engineer, CS professor/teacher (probably also need a degree in education though), CS tutor, graphic design/UX design, data analyst, data scientist, web developer, and a lot more. The options are vast just choose something you like to do 👍🏼

reddit.com › r/cscareerquestions › a general rundown of the types of careers out there in cs and the pros and cons of each?

r/cscareerquestions on Reddit: A general rundown of the types of careers out there in CS and the pros and cons of each?

June 20, 2018 -

I’m a beginner who loves to code, and that’s all I really know. As such, I am totally unsure what I want to do. Should I try becoming a Web Developer? Software engineer? Something else? What are the pros and cons of careers like these? Thanks.

u/readet covered probably the most common CS jobs but I can think of a few more. Academic: PhD, university lecturer, teaching in general. If you like research but would also like something more hands-on and better paid, you could try joining a company's R&D department. It is very rare for a company to maintain an R&D department with people on it full-time but you may be able to do this if you work for the likes of Google or Amazon. Pros: continuously learning new things, solving interesting problems in new ways. Teaching people? Cons: academic research is exhausting from a finance point of view. You're applying for grants all the time to keep going or have to do lecturing. Also, if you like building stuff and not just thinking and writing about it, it may become boring. The whole teaching aspect? I mean, it wholly depends on the person. Desktop application developer: these jobs are becoming increasingly scarce with the advent of React, Electron, etc. There's just very little need for consumer desktop applications to be around nowadays, as most stuff is done on the web now and if not, you can just package your site as an Electron app and call it a native desktop app. Users will be none the wiser. If you really want to become a traditional desktop app user, you'll probably have to apply on a product basis (get a job in a company that develop a successful, well established desktop app like MS Office or Adobe Creative Suite, for instance). Otherwise you may end up maintaing legacy desktop apps nobody would want to touch in their sane mind. Pros: if you don't like building websites, think HTML/CSS/JS is not real coding or don't like web programming languages, you can stay clear of them and use whichever language you want. Cons: difficult to find a job in this area nowadays. Embedded software developer: writing C, C++, assembly programmes for microcontrollers, embedded devices of all sorts, device drivers, etc. Pros: well paid, very cool if you're into low-level development, it's cool to see that your program has visible implications on the real world. This depends on what you're building of course. Cons: difficult, usually a background in electronics is appreciated as you'll be directly interfacing with physical devices. Prior experience is usually required in most job positions in the embedded space. Data scientist: big data, data analytics and reporting, data warehouse, perhaps some AI. Hadoop, Apache Spark, Splunk and much more which I don't know about myself. Pros: very well paid as everyone wants to do big data and AI now. Cons: requires loads of experience (even a degree of its own sometimes) Sysadmin/tech support: your friendly system administrator job! Usually involves, as its name implies, maintaining the a company's IT infrastructure: networking, server setup, sorting out people's IT issues... Pros: entry barrier is lower. Usually a degree is not required, perhaps just some certifications. Very hands-on. Cons: usually stressful, depending on how short you're on IT support personnel, you may end up spending most of your workday sorting out petty problems like antivirus, PDF's not opening, misconfigured email accounts... DevOps: DevOps people aim to bridge application development and deployment with their holistic skillset. These are people who have a extensive knowledge about best CI/CD practices, build pipelines (Jenkins, Concourse, Circle CI), provisioning (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Foreman) and are comfortable coding to an acceptable level. Their main job is ensuring the application development process is as smooth, automated, predictable and efficient as possible. Pros: for people who prefer to be generalists rather than specialists, this is a good one. Also, the fact that your job consists of improving processes so they're more efficient and reliable feels good. Cons: can feel a bit like tech support sometimes if there's not a good DevOps culture in your company. If you're not careful, you may end up fixing developers' problems rather than improving things. "Why's the pipeline broken? DevOps guy, please fix it!", "Why's the latest version of my code not on the test environment? DevOps guyyyyy!!". Can get a bit tiresome. Site Reliability Engineer (SRE): these guys look after the healthy and efficient operation of a particular product or service. You can think of them as operations managers. They have a very broad set of responsibilities: looking after IT infrastructure, security, networking, provisioning, performance, monitoring, logs... In a nutshell, their job is to make sure a service (e.g. a website like Facebook) stays up and responsive. Pros: these jobs are in high demand at the moment and therefore companies are happy to pay big bucks for it. Cons: loads of experience and qualifications required. This is a senior-level position exclusively. Cloud architect: they design cloud-based systems. They get a set of business requirements, functional and non-functional constraints and have to turn them into a sound, cost-efficient, highly available, fault tolerant and secure cloud infrastructure. Pros: almost everyone is running their infrastructure on the cloud nowadays, or at least want to migrate to it sooner than later, so there's a lot of demand for people with strong cloud skills. Cons: very high-level and heavy in system design, little coding to do (perhaps some Lambda, Terraform, CloudFormation...). Again, a good amount of experience is required.

Not sure if you are asking for university advice or programming career advice. I wrote out based on career because it is a career orientated forum. Small note on academics; choose the strongest academic program you can enter between software engineering or computer science - either is okay. If you like to code and learn about new problems I would advise you not to become a front-end web developer. That usually involves a lot of repetitive tweaking and gluing of frameworks that i personally didn't really find all that enjoyable. Generally very few places try to really challenge front end development and create things that will not be something copy paste from the web and some tweaking. Like 2 good examples are Netflix and Google that try and create a really transformative experience on a website. Pros: easy and knowledge based, so once you know something it doesn't really change much and you can apply it pretty much anywhere Cons: if you want to actively learn new things it will be pretty boring (usually) Back-end web development is okay if you are working on a service based application (i.e. uber, task rabbit, amazon, any large web company) because you are actively trying to translate real world conditions into software. Pros: lots of room for creative development Cons: can be boring if you don't enjoy looking at the console or reading a lot of code Game development is another thing lots of people consider, I think the entertainment industry is only going to continue to increase. Unless you really, really, really want to work on this I would advise against going into this industry though. Pros: if you really like doing this this is probably the best satisfaction job in the industry Cons: generally lower pay, worse working conditions; longer working hours, constant deadlines, etc. Mobile Application development seems to be in high demand but is similar to front-end development and unless you are specifically working on something like a game or something that utilizes some fringe mobile services it will be really repetitive most of the time. Pros: easy to transfer knowledge (usually) Cons: you won't really learn a lot of new stuff unless you are actively motivated Performance testing/Penetration testing are really really really good careers but they really require a lot of knowledge. These are probably the best careers in the field if you are good at them. You can consult in these positions for a lot of money and are generally pretty interesting. Pros: usually pretty enjoyable and interesting because people are constantly doing dumb things that you get to find Cons: require a lot (really, tons & tons) of knowledge

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r/csMajors on Reddit: Why do people have trouble finding jobs for CS?

August 1, 2023 -

r/CScareerquestions didn’t allow me to post this on their subreddit so I’ll try here

Scrolling through this subreddit I’ve found that many people are struggling to find jobs for computer science. This is a shock to me since I thought this industry/ job market was growing at such a pace that they’re weren’t enough workers. So my question is: in your experience what is the most common reason CS grads can’t get jobs or even interviews. Is it a poor resume, low qualification, or even that their education/ school isn’t good enough?

The demand for computer science skills is high, but the supply is higher especially thanks to TikTok shilling WFH life and the "Learn to Code" movement. Great for employers because they get to be very picky. It may help to specialize in something niche rather than something popular like React or Node.js.

Highly saturated field filled with low quality resumes and skills. Too many kids jumping between professions and thinking that a python certification is going to do the trick. A lot of foreign kids having issues in their CS coursework that barely covers higher mathematics.

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r/AskProgramming on Reddit: Is there really job opportunity in computer science?

November 23, 2023 -

I'm a freshman cs major. I've always been under the assumption that cs is a great field with lots of opportunity and great paying jobs. Recently I've been seeing lots of posts where people share how many companies they have applied to and how many get rejected. These posts make the field of cs seem overcrowded and extremely competitive.

Any thoughts on this?

Software development is hard to get a first job in during the best of times, because there's an endless sea of charlatans trying to get into the field. Once you have a job, it's not too bad to get a second, third, etc., under normal circumstances. This is all made even worse by the fact that the end of the covid zero interest rate landscape has caused a correction that cooled the market substantially for a bit. Overall, it's worse than usual, but still great compared to pretty much anything else.

ok look here: Any job that you need an education for is going to be crowded. Regardless of your field of choice, you will have to hunt for work. So be prepared to travel, network, submit and update your resume constantly. The rat race stops or gets easier with experience. The only real option is weather you want your career to be sometimes easy to get dead end jobs (that you still have to hunt for) Or weather you want a hunting permit that lets you chance it on the big game. (after all, a permit is really what your cs degree will be and you still have to actually hunt for work)

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reddit.com › r/csmajors › are cs jobs actually dying indefinitely?

r/csMajors on Reddit: Are CS jobs actually dying indefinitely?

May 27, 2024 -

I’ve heard so much stigma about the future of computer science and just wanted to hear some opinions about it; I’m going to be pursuing a computer science degree this fall and all this backlash is really making me reconsider it. How really is the future for this degree and its respective job market, and will it prosper as the versatile and commanding degree as it is now for the future?

this happens about every 10 years or so it happened back around 2008/2009 and also back around 2001

I've only noticed that the standards are rising as there is a massive surplus of candidates per job. It takes more than just a degree to have success nowadays. When every job has 1000 applicants who did the same projects in the same classes working toward the same degree, the degree becomes more of a qualifier than a differentiator like it would be in other fields.

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r/cscareerquestions on Reddit: Is job market for Computer Science really cooked?

December 22, 2024 -

Today came across this video on tiktok. Now, I’m scared that I might waste 4 years if things don’t work out. Is it worth pursuing CS degree, or should I consider other fields (Im not really interested in other fields)

I’m considering studying Computer Science, but I’m worried about the situation. Is it really cooked? , or are there still good opportunities for fresh graduates?

I’d appreciate any advice or insights from people in the industry or anyone with experience in this field.

Just put the fries in the bag lil bro

The mindset shown in this video (“Once I get my bachelors, I’m gonna have so many jobs lined up bro!”) is cooked. A CS degree used to be extremely in-demand which led to high salaries which led to lots of people viewing CS as a ticket to easy success which led to an over-saturation of CS majors. You can still be successful in this field if you work hard and have a genuine interest. But if you’re considering CS because “it’s guaranteed $200k jobs right out of school, and they’re all remote so I can play GTA:O all day lmao, trust me bro” then you will fail.

reddit.com › r/askprogramming › what types of jobs are there in the computer science field? what is your experience with them, the day-to-day, and skills you needed?

r/AskProgramming on Reddit: What types of jobs are there in the computer science field? What is your experience with them, the day-to-day, and skills you needed?

April 24, 2024 -

Hello,

So I'm currently in my 2nd year of my Bachelor's in a Comp Sci program and I'm starting to realize that I have no specific idea of what I intend to do after I graduate. I've dabbled personally in XML, Python, R, and Visual Basic although I wouldn't say any of those to a useful extent. I've studied 3 levels of SQL for database management, the foundations of HTML, I'm in a Git course, I'm about to do 3 levels of Java, C++ (In a scripting course), then some software engineering, AI, security, QA, and back end courses.

So my question is, what would those skills suit me for best? They seem fairly broad but not specialized, so I imagine I'd probably have to independently study a bit.

Another way to look at it, there’s the front end web/app side, the back end data side, legacy languages, embedded software (that’s what I do). Lots of different avenues with different skill sets and opportunities. I would research what kind of jobs are available in your area and work towards those (unless you want to relocate)

Programming is about breaking down large problems into a series of steps the computer can do to produce the correct result. The speed at which you can program the speed at which the resulting code runs, and how maintainable/readable the code is, are the important things. And your programming speed and the speed of the code are a trade off. Do you spend 3 months and make the code run as fast as possible? Or do you get to 90% of that speed in 1 month and call it good enough? That really depends on the program and the code. So I would find the language you like and start programming in it. In my experience the only way to get good at taking a problem and converting it to a series of steps is to do it, over and over again. Eventually it starts becoming, hey wait I solved this problem before, the code needs to look like "this". And you type it out.

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r/cscareerquestionsuk on Reddit: How hard is it to get a job with a Computer Science degree?

January 28, 2025 -

I am currently studying a computer science degree and I am in my third year. Just wanted to know what are the chances I get a good job after I finish my degree. When I was in secondary and college I heard that computer science paid a lot of money so I choose it over a maths degree. I would say that I am doing pretty well and am on the road to achieve a first class but just scared that I might not be guaranteed a good job. People were saying to do a masters to have a higher chance but how hard is it really to get a job after completing a computer science degree?

The first job is the hardest but doing a masters isn't worth the investment unless you are specialising into something specific already. Just get whatever job and/or experience you can and then it'll depend more on your ability to interview than your CV. The real world isn't school. Good grades get you places only when it comes to studies. Getting a good job is going to depend on how you grow as a person outside of school in the next 5 years.

I'm literally travelling home from a grad recruitment and assessment centre (as an organiser/assessor). You're in for a rough but not impossible time. Most grads/junior Devs are a net negative on a company as the time investment from more senior staff to get them into speed is pretty intense, so we aim to find people who won't need much of a heavy lift to get where we need them to be. In terms of our latest grad centre we had around 900 applicants for about 5-6 roles. We're a technology consultancy so we are looking not just for good software Dev but also soft skills too. Our process is a sourcing team scan through CVs. We instantly reject anyone who doesn't have a CompSci or related degree. We also exclude anyone who needs a visa (we do visa sponsorship for senior roles but with so many grad applicants it doesn't make sense). That took us down to around 90 grads which were further refined to about 60ish. We then ran them through a leetcode type test. Nothing extreme, we just want to see that they can problem solve with code, debug issues and can understand requirements...and not crack under a bit of pressure. We let grads choose their language of choice. Most chose Python or JS with a few going for Java or C#. We don't care which they chose. That took us down to around 40 grads. We then invited them to an assessment day in two offices (one in NE, the other in West Midlands). Of the 20 for each office about 12-13 actually turned up. Some never RSVPd, others got another job offer beforehand. Some didn't want to pay for a train ticket which we understand. For those who turned up we explained about our business and our grad program then ran through a group task, a group discussion, a written test and a 1-1 interview. We then asked them for feedback on what they enjoyed and didn't enjoy so we can tweak future sessions. We expect to hire 2-3 at each office so about 25% of those who make it to the assessment centre stage. General advice - my experience is that in every CompSci cohort roughly 1/3 can actually code, 1/3 can fumble with code but can fit well with other roles such as project management, technical writers, BAs, QA etc. then the final 1/3 don't stand much of a chance for a technical career path. This is unrelated to the final degree score they get. Figure out if you're part of that 1/3 that can code. Do others come to you for help, or are you asking others all the time. Do you end up bailing the group out when it comes to group projects? Next step find ways to work with real code, not stuff on your course. Do side projects, get an internship, contribute to open source projects. Anything to get actual experience of production code. We will be running another grad intake in Septemberish if you want to run the gauntlet...

reddit.com › r/cscareerquestions › for those who didn't get a cs job: what are you doing now?

r/cscareerquestions on Reddit: For those who didn't get a CS job: What are you doing now?

November 11, 2023 -

This for people who haven't been succesful in getting a regular software job. What are you doing right now? How are you making an income?

I'm working in fast food. Lot of the people there are even asking me wtf I'm doing there with my educational background and they don't understand why I'm there. Neither do I.

I've tried entering other industries like video editing, content creator, writer/editor, etc. But I find that people are not willing to hire you unless you can ONLY do that job and nothing else.

For instance, for a video editor - They will only hire someone who has made " video editor " their primary career aspiration. If you tell them you're a software dev who also has video editing skills, they won't choose you. Guess everything has to be absolutely perfect for them and there's no room for buts and ifs.

Im doing deliveries for Uber Eats and possibly doing an electrician apprenticeship in the coming months. Basically giving up on software careers right now lol

IT Help Desk Basically want to kill myself every day.

reddit.com › r/careers › what job can i get with a computer science degree but haven't worked since i graduated?

r/Careers on Reddit: What job can I get with a computer science degree but haven't worked since I graduated?

January 27, 2024 -

I'm 25 graduated 2022 with a bachelor's of science in Computer Science I took a gap year and then was the main care taker for my older family members for my second year.. I haven't coded in that time.. any ideas what jobs will take me as this point. I've applied and not even help desk IT jobs will give me a shot.. Any clues as to what jobs I can get????

It's a rough time to be looking for tech jobs even for those with years of experience. Set your sights outside of the industry

Study the languages they use for mobile apps, flutter and other languages. Look on job post and get working knowledge of what they require. Make a few projects and post on github. Volunteer for positions in hospital research labs Also practice those online assessment questions, so you can quickly do them as passing them is admittance to the job. U need to network, prev prof, school alumni, classmates, friends, relatives. Referrals help you get an interview if your resume is strong If ur going for a masters, make sure they have a strong support system for students, and go to the undergrad open houses and cs club. Take care Good luck

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r/careerguidance on Reddit: No jobs for computer science graduates, what next?

August 26, 2025 -

What fair paying careers would you do with a computer science BS? Doesn’t even have to be in tech. Hello everyone, as in the title the more and more time passes the less jobs there seems to be for those in the programming/software engineering field. Teams are being cut down because of AI and it’s so hard to find anywhere to work, especially with the hanging threat that the whole industry may disappear because of AI (eventually) so I would like to plan in advance on what I can try to do next. Opportunities are dwindling it feels like..

I would transition into tech sales tbh. You have the knowledge base already. Plus it pays $$$$$$

You’re screwed. CS is pretty specialized and those skills don’t really transfer to anything else.

reddit.com › r/cscareerquestions › what else can one do with a cs degree besides swe?

r/cscareerquestions on Reddit: What else can one do with a CS degree besides SWE?

August 7, 2023 -

Basically title. I feel like it’s automatically assumed that CS degree = SWE…. But what else do people actually do with it?

QA, DevOps, IT, Project/product management, UX, data science, security, database admin, etc to name a few. That's not an exhaustive list. There are tons of different career paths out there for someone with a CS degree. A quick Google will turn up a whole bunch I'm sure.

Academia QA, SDET DevOps SRE Product Management Sales Engineer Quant Data Science Data Analytics MLE Hardware Engineering Industry Researcher Support/Help Desk/IT DBA Cybersecurity Analyst Consulting Tech writer UX Teacher Scrum Master Apple genius and similar jobs (better than flipping burgers as someone suggesting)