The job market for mid-to-senior level software engineers is booming, so where does that leave developers who are just getting started in their careers?

Software engineer turned developer advocate, Joe Karlsson of SingleStore, chats with Tim Bornholdt of The Jed Mahonis Group about why it’s challenging to land that first job after bootcamp, where entry-level developers have the most value within organizations, and what others in the industry can do to support juniors.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How a developer advocate marries the needs of the developer community with company goals


• Why traditional marketing and sales don’t work when targeting developers


• What’s changed in getting started in tech


• How the nature of programming is failure-oriented


• How to work in tech if you aren’t good at programming


• Why it’s hard for junior developers to get jobs


• How mid-to-senior level developers can advocate for juniors


• How developers can take advantage of today’s job market

This episode is brought to you by The Jed Mahonis Group, where we make sense of mobile app development with our non-technical approach to building custom mobile software solutions. Learn more at https://jmg.mn.

Recorded October 18, 2021 | Edited by Jordan Daoust | Produced by Jenny Karkowski

Show Links

JoeKarlsson.com | https://www.joekarlsson.com/

Joe Karlsson on Twitter | https://twitter.com/JoeKarlsson1

Joe Karlsson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joekarlsson/

JMG Pricing Page | https://jmg.mn/pricing

Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/

Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your mobile tech needs| https://jmg.mn

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Are you a Rails developer looking for a new gig? Email us at careers@jmg.mn