I remember when I first graduated, I could only find job opportunities where companies wanted Mid to Senior levels. Now, 4 years later, I can only find job opportunies for Senior level devs.

Fuck this market so much, why did I had to like programming.

It is because it is saturated. It is about to get more saturated in the USA. Tech companies are laying off, the government is about to lay people off, if there are more financial bubbles burst then more people will get laid off.

I would imagine that perception of AI replacing people doesn't help either. Until the AI bubble bursts and somebody dies from AI written code.

@Demolishun I've noticed this saturation since I was still a student, it was very apparent how it was getting more and more difficult to start working with anything related to coding.

To get to a point where even my seniors collegues are expressing their frustation about getting a job somewhere, it's very worrying. I feel bad for people that are starting out right now.

@kinu I worry about keeping a job because of this. Thinking of something else maybe some day. Getting to where I hate coding at times. Sometimes its fun, sometimes I hate dealing with shitty tech.

@Demolishun meh

I predicted it would plateau quick. very smart and accomplished people disagreed with me. now:

isn't it funny software gets shittier yet there's less demand for software developers

hmm something doesn't seem to add up

@jestdotty I am not worried about AI. I am worried about people saturation. People who would work for less than me.

@Demolishun just like a high salary doesn't get someone a bunch of "factored in unpaid overtime" or whatever other culture issues, a cheap developer doesn't get someone working software that they can actually request to do the thing they want it to do

I keep hearing that nature is healing

I'm happy for myself it's all senior these days. Too much devs who are not interested in devving at all. They just wanted a job that they thought it wasn't a lot of effort.

But if I were you, just apply for the position, maybe when they meet you and see the right motivation in you and you maybe have some kind of portfolio and you can explain what you find important in development they can be convinced. It's much about being liked, show yourself. Don't call yourself a junior or so on resume. I have no diploma's listed and only ONE time it got asked