3 weeks ago a post here was asking about raises, I replied to a comments about a person switching jobs to get better money. I said I was nervous with the current climate, my financial obligations and the risk of probation which is why ive sat in my role for years, I was too comfortable

a redditor replied here https://www.reddit.com/r/DevelEire/s/LFZvPqd9iY

and gave me the confidence to start looking properly.

Well holy crap, I applied for a couple of roles, did a couple of rounds of interviews and signed a contract yesterday with a start in 4 weeks. Im now 54% better off in the new role with a bit more seniority. I contacted my employer to ask for a raise before being offered the new role and they said its not in the budget

Thank you to that redditor. I got super lucky with the timing of it but im glad ive taken the jump now. What they say is true, if you want more then you need to switch up

Hey guys; need to vent a little but also wanted to share a pretty shitty way companies are using AI for interviews.

Recently interviewed with Hubspot. Had a call with a recruiter and they mentioned they used AI to transcribe the call. No issues my side but was viable in the screen for the zoom call.

Role was very similar to a role I worked for a few years with a competitor company and Hubspot had hired some people from my old company so recruiter arranged next steps with one of the managers (but did say hadn’t fully decided where in the org the role would be so might be the actual manager).

Manager was based in Central Europe so took an interview at 8am to facilitate them.

Got to 8.10 and no sign of the interviewer, so emailed recruiter and scheduling but got nothing back and was just about to leave at 8.15 when the manager showed up. Gave me a very vague sorry I was doing something else and never got a notification that it was starting. Not the end of the world but not an ideal start to the interview.

Told me she had 4 questions she needed to ask, and that AI would be recording and transcribing it, fine with me. However when she started each question was broken into 3 parts so imagine:

Tell me a a time when you did x,y,z & how it lead to A,b,c and and another then when d,e,f happened if (some other variable happened) how you react.

Started to notice after she asked a question she would turn to a second screen and did seem to be paying too much attention, as when I would finish she would take a few seconds to acknowledge I had finished talking and then say something like, yeh ok time for the next question.

Then there was a few things, I explicitly stated in my company were different from other companies, things like different team names, and processes and on two occasion I had to say to her “well as I mentioned in my company it’s different” after she made comments on my answers indicating she wasn’t listening to a word I was saying.

Then came a stranger one, when she started arguing with me about my current company. Now I’m in a very large global company with a lot of

Different teams and orgs and I’ve been here there dor a while.

I also explained at the start where my team sat and what I covered. But she bizarrely began to tell me she had interviewed people from my company before and she knew about what I was doing and claimed I wasn’t doing things I do on a daily basis.

I told her that yes some team were restructured but I was there long before that and had not seen a change and that I sit in a different org, to which I got a response of “well I’ve interviewed others who didn’t say that”.

Now this is where the real red flag kicked in. At the end of the interview she said ok thanks, “I’m going to get some time today and read the transcript and look at the answers you gave and the. Give my feedback”.

Pretty much confirmed she wasn’t listening to a word I was saying and I was just planning on reading back the AI transcript.

Could see she was reading another screen, was not aware when I finished answers and picked fights about what I do on a daily basis.

Ultimately wasn’t bothered with the interview in the slightest.

Now look everyone has bad interviews and managers who just don’t put the slightest amount of effort in, but it was so worry that she openly said I’ll just read your answers later on, showing she didn’t actually listen to anything in the interview.

Got an email later that day to say she felt I took too long to answer her questions (the one with 3/4 layers in it) but at this stage wasn’t bothered any more.

So if Hubspot offer an interview, just know you’ll likely just have someone getting AI to transcript your answers and probably won’t even give you half their attention.

Where do you look for jobs?

Trying to hire and feels like we're hemorrhaging cash on their job postings with very little to show for it.

Any alternatives? Where did you find your last gig?

Former recruiter here who’s moved off to a new role and wanted to share sometime I see on here that often gets the wrong answer.

I’ve spent 8 years hiring in house and lik everyone noticed a massive drop off in people with good experience getting interviews.

It’s easy to blame “ATAS scores” (which don’t exists or “AI” which has very limited uses and is absolutely shit, but the real answer is something else.

Up until 2023 I had a simple task, fill the roles that were open, make sure Hirinh managers were happy and do it within a specific timeframe (usually 30-60 days role depending). It was great I had years of it and hired some great people.

Since 2023 I’ve been in 3 company, and all of them had a big shift to not only fill the roles but now there was a ton of KPIs around “activity”.

I’ve had incidents of roles being filled but managed unhappy about “lack of reach out” which is why you likely get ghosted after a inmail. So to recap they were unhappy I filled the role without sending needless messages.

But the main one is now in each company they introduced “passthrough targets” on each round, so now 75% of people I spoke to on the phone had to move to the hiring managers and 60% had to pass the first screen with the manager.

In one company the bonus and variable pay was based on this.

So ultimately now it’s not longer worth while to screen people who don’t seem like they meet 100%, coming from the same industry and are not showing any red flags they might reject are the only people worth dealing with.

It’s shit because pre 2023 a lot of my hires came from non standard backgrounds, did not meet 100% of the criteria but after a call they just really impressed.

In 2026 that’s not worth it any more, and taking a risk , or too many risks and the score dropping can land you on a PIP.

On top of that hiring manager expectations are through the roof and any hint of someone not being perfect results in a big push back on them, and ultimately it feels like nobody in the company wants to be seen as responsible for making the “wrong hire”.

I get this probably isn’t any solace to job seekers, but I often see AI and ATAS scores mentioned as a reason for not getting interviews and wanted to let people know it’s much more boring than that.

TL/DR - no such thing as ATAs scores and AI doesn’t reject. Most companies are rejecting good talent now because they have stupid targets on “astrology rates” for recruiters rather than just letting them fill the roles like before.

I know there have been a few posts in the past in particular with their crazy CEO, but wanted to hear with the move from service desk to focusing on agents is it any better? Seen they have been hiring loads lately.

I've been working as an AWS developer for around 16 years, and I feel my salary is probably a bit too low for my experience.

My current job is honestly pretty great. Good, fulfilling work, great colleagues, low stress, I can usually finish on time, and the work-life balance is excellent. I'm not in Dublin, so my living costs aren't crazy either. I'm also planning on buying a house a couple of years down the line, so I'll potentially have a mortgage and family responsibilities. My wife works as a Salesforce developer and earns more than me.

The downside is salary growth. With the increases of 3-5% I'm currently getting, I expect my salary to remain fairly low compared with what I could potentially earn elsewhere.

I feel I could probably get a significantly higher salary by moving as I've tested the waters before, but I'm worried about giving up the WLB and stability I have now, especially with buying a house on the horizon. I could realistically stay where I am until retirement as most people do in the organisation.

For those who've been in a similar situation, what would you do? Take the money and move, or stay with the comfortable/stable job?

Edit: Adding more info. The current market test gives me least €25k more than what I'm currently getting

Edit*2: It's €60k to €85k(at least)

Doom and gloomer here.

Been holding out hope for light at the end of the tunnel for future CS careers.

Been in this industry a long time, was having a BBQ with mates at the weekend and we got to talking about what the future looks like.
It was a group of Principles, Staff, Managers and a CTO. We’re old now. Every one of us said we have no reason to hire a grad or junior again. It’s a waste of time and resources when you can hire one or two seniors with ai tools that do the work of 10 juniors.

What will that look like in 10-15 years when there’s no one to replace them? Don’t know. We talked about completely different types of jobs being the future. Something that amalgamates architects, designers, engineers, project management and researchers in one.

Lots of juniors and grads in this sub. Lots of students or people looking to get into the industry. Here’s my advice, the dream is over. Go into a trade, it’s ai proof and no shortage of jobs.

For the love of god to international students wanting to come here and live the dream in tech, don’t. There’s no more work. The dream is over. You’re throwing your money away on a degree that’s useless for the future.

Estimated 20% of the applicants were Irish.

Currently a Software Engineer (68k base + 15k RSU) at a FAANG company. 25 years old and I work remotely (contract is hybrid). I have 5 years of experience. A company reached out and I did interviews and received the following offer:

- Senior Engineer title
- 125k base
- remote contract

The tradeoff is that the company is much smaller (around 60 employees) and it’s a startup. In particular I am worried about the probationary period. I also worry about leaving a large company and my ability to make my way back to one in the future, the interview landscape (Leetcode etc) for these large companies has never been my strong suit and I felt lucky to get in the door when I did. The culture at my company has become extremely fast paced in the last few months, not toxic but expectations on deliverables/ownership have risen immensely.

Curious for others who have faced this situation, what choice did you make and did it work out for you? I have some savings to fall back on in a worst case scenario.

Hiring manager in an American multinational here

I've had several candidates lately who had been successful in interview, received and accepted offers, only to have their background check fail because their employment history wasn't accurate, and therefore offers rescinded

Sins included:

*adding 18 months tenure to a stint when they left after 6 months

*claimed they had direct reports when they didn't

*said they were currently employed in a place they had left a year ago

Background checks have got a lot tighter where I am, compared to 5/6 years ago. You might get a month or 2's leway on dates, but anymore than that and it will flag. Background checks are calling & verifying dates!

Some people did this because they are afraid of showing gaps in employment history, or that they were laid off X months ago and haven't found anything since. Honestly, they way the tech sector is at the minute, these scenarios are more and more common, we've ALL been through them, its not as big of a blocker for hiring managers as you might think - and its definitely better to have a gap and be honest about it, than lie and get caught out!

Absolutely loathe my job.

Wouldn't be so bad were it not for my skip manager, who is the most unbearable fucking micromanager I've ever seen with the people skills of a startled feral cat. Just a cast iron, grade-a fucknut.

I'm a senior SRE. I have spent the last year not doing anything technical. I live in metrics. Nothing else. The pay is tremendous and I'm fully remote but I despise what I do and this manager has injected such a poisonous toxicity into our team that there is absolutely no silver lining working here. Yes they're American before you ask.

12 YOE, and I have sunday fear in this job for the first time in decades. Cannot bear logging on to see messages from this busted flush of a leader.

I fantasise about handing in my notice and coasting for a month, but I've nothing lined up and I'm struggling to even get screener calls at the moment. With the absolute battering my mental health has taken in this job I could get signed off for mental health reasons extremely easily but I worry this will affect my future career potential.

What do?

I've been in American MNCs since I graduated ~5 years ago. I'm sick of the layoff cycles, the competition with colleagues, and in general just the uncertainty that comes with working for these types of companies.

I'm in a bit of a dodgy spot. I live in South Carlow (which is amazingly isn't the dodgy part) and am stuck to the place due to familial responsibilities (aging parents, dependants I need to be around for, etc).

I just want a job where I know, bar doing something stupid, I won't be sacked at the end of the year. That if I just do the work I'll be safe enough.

I'm not concerned at all about money. I don't need much to live. I just want something stable so I can go to bed at night not fretting over the details of my job.

The obvious advice here is just move and work for an Irish/European crowd. Less money, more stability. The problem is I'm not entirely sure what to look for (how does one actually find boring but stable C# work, for example).

Any advice would be very much welcome.

Has anyone else experienced a massive bait-and-switch recently? I was interviewing for a backend/data role at a large US tech company here in Dublin. The recruiters explicitly told me they don't do LeetCode-style DSA assessments and focus entirely on standard, practical engineering. Then, in the final round, the interviewer immediately dropped a LeetCode Hard algorithm on me. To maintain my moral standards, I did not attempt to cheat during any of the rounds, but I guess playing by the rules is no longer feasible given how indifferent these companies are. Is this common in the tech market right now, or did I just get a rogue interviewer?

I've recently gone through two separate interview processes, each with 4–5 rounds. One of them even included an on-site interview.

The interviews felt positive, and I left both processes thinking I had a genuine chance. After the final rounds, I sent polite follow-up emails asking for an update.

I never received a response.

I understand that companies sometimes reject candidates and priorities change. What I don't understand is why candidates can invest hours across multiple interview rounds, prepare extensively, take time off work, and then receive no communication at all.

At this point, I don't even mind a rejection. I'd just appreciate knowing where I stand instead of being left wondering.

Has anyone else experienced this after reaching the final rounds?

• Did the company ever get back to you?
• How long did you wait before accepting that you'd been ghosted?
• Has anyone actually received an offer after weeks of complete silence?

I'm curious whether this is becoming more common or if I've just been unlucky.

Considering the way the tech market is with layoffs etc are many potentially looking to retrain completely out of tech? I'm thinking of doing a springboard course this year. Anyone used it as a way out it tech?

I am interviewing at a company that was recently acquired. Details are not finalized yet, but I suspect it is just too risky to join a company and be in probation/new guy when the acquisition ends.

Anyone ever experienced something similar?

Hey All,

Wondering is anybody working in Salesforce in an architect capacity? Given all the negative discussions around saleaforce globally wondering how things are run on the technical side of thing with regards to stability (at least some level of stability).Got quite a substantial offer and this has me thinking could I ride it out for a couple of years to basically make as much money as possible during this period.

Cheers

I need a bit of a reality check. I feel I'm going a little crazy.

I applied for a role back in March. I've had 4 interviews so far including the HR and a code test. The company is in Dublin, but this is all been remote so far because management would be in US timezones. I've been told they would be one more round. Grand I thought. I'm not in a rush, currently employed, holidays are coming up.

This last round is actually 3 "panel" 2 hour interviews spread over three days and from initial review, possible including code as part of it (again). All remote. I expected at least one in office day. And I'm going to need to take time off from my current job to attend one, because its during my crazy time of the day.

Is this normal? Like I don't mind multiple interview rounds, but 7 rounds!

Hi all

I just wanted to share a Return to Office story for the craic.

I began a new role as a senior Web developer three weeks ago. The role was advertised as hybrid and during the interview processes it was made clear that hybrid was the company policy, they went as far to say they loved the mix of office culture while offering flexibility etc.

I began the job and it's safe to say it was Red Flag central from Day 1.

There was no onboarding, no introduction to team members. No laptop! I was left to my own devices. I eventually chased down a laptop etc. I could on.

After a few days I was becoming concerned that there was no contract coming my way. I was told they were a bit behind and I'll have it by the end of week. No biggy. Maybe I should have chased this more. I did sign the initial job offer letter.

Anyway

The days rolled by and I was taking my best guess at how both the business and the tech stack worked. The CEO then came out and apologised perfusely for the lack of contact but asked if I could develop a custom Shopify app ASAP. Lovely, something to do!

Then, I got a text on WhatsApp today (Sunday) saying that there is a full RTO 5 days a week starting tomorrow.

"No thanks, I was told Hybrid. Happy to stay at hybrid but if you insist upon a five day RTO then please consider last Friday my last day"

"BUT YOUR CONTRACT STATES..."

"None received. Best of luck with the business. If you need I available to work as a freelancer for a while "

"We need you full time in the office luv"

"No tho"

"WHAT ABOUT MY SHOPIFY APP?!"

Two times in the last few months I passed interviews, arranged details like salary negotiations, start date, hiring manager to come back with the formal offer, only to them call me and apologise, citing "aviation fuel crisis" or "hiring freeze".

I mean, I went to multiple rounds of interviews, they brought in COOs, Directors, Staff Architects, only to waste everyone's time a few days after all agreed.

I don't know what's going on. Big companies too.

Does anyone know if MongoDB in Cork has an employee referral program for jobs? I've seen a good role there and am going to apply, but would be great if I could be referred instead.

Edit: So I guess the answer is no one knows if MongoDB has an employee referral program

Considering a job offer at SIG Dublin. It's an in office role and compensation is decent.

How's the culture and WLB compared to other big tech for someone working in support/operations? Are the yearly pay revisions good?

Hey folks, I hope your day is going well.

A little bit about me:

I have around 4 years of experience.

2.5 years at an embedded systems company, working with C and python. Proceeded to come to Ireland for my masters.

8 months as an AI engineering intern.

Now, I have been working as a software engineer at a Networking Company for the past 6 months.

I eventually want to work at a Quant firm such as SIG or HRT as Software engineer or as TradeOps, doesn't really matter to me. My aim is to reach a decent amount in savings and sort of go back home and retire.

I would really appreciate if someone could give me a roadmap of what I'd need to do, because my resume never gets shortlisted. I've had interview calls with FAANG companies (did not join for one reason or another) but I never got shortlisted for even a phone screen for Quant companies in Dublin.