I know plenty of people who live in Washington and work for Seattle firms without living in Seattle. Many live in much cheaper places like the Peninsula, south toward Tacoma, or up north in Snohomish county.
They work remotely or hybrid. In some cases, companies like Microsoft will transport you in a very nice coach bus - with excellent wifi so that you can work during the commute.
I'm glad to hear that landing a SEA job doesn't require living in SEA; my question is how to network with a SEA firm from outside given that my resume is proving to be noncompetitive on paper.
DataEng or SWE roles--feedback is implicit via silence; Have you ever gotten feedback from a company on even an interview, let alone just an application? That's unheard of to me
I have been a Data Engineer, SWE, CTO, and a professional technical interviewer.
If you're willing to post your email address, I'm happy to send you a message, receive and review your resume, and do a brief assessment to determine what you might change to land a role in Seattle.
N.B. I have worked in Seattle since the dotcom era and have seen many of the market changes that have accurred in the city.
On reflection, the operative sentence of what is essentially my resume as a post is "ideally meet some builders", and that's what's driving my hesitance to relocate.
This is definitely the simple answer. When I say "screw my career", I mean in terms of networking. Looking just at my commute needs, I could move to Kansas and just bank cash--I work for Virginia and will be full remote for as long as I keep the role.
That said, I'm concerned that moving to Mars would seriously hinder my ability to network into a job. I think I'm qualified, but I'm not a new grad anymore, and my 3 years of teaching are not competitive on paper with 3 years of pre-layoff MSFT.
I know plenty of people who live in Washington and work for Seattle firms without living in Seattle. Many live in much cheaper places like the Peninsula, south toward Tacoma, or up north in Snohomish county.
They work remotely or hybrid. In some cases, companies like Microsoft will transport you in a very nice coach bus - with excellent wifi so that you can work during the commute.
I'm glad to hear that landing a SEA job doesn't require living in SEA; my question is how to network with a SEA firm from outside given that my resume is proving to be noncompetitive on paper.
What feedback have you received, regarding your resume? Which kinds of roles are you trying to secure?
DataEng or SWE roles--feedback is implicit via silence; Have you ever gotten feedback from a company on even an interview, let alone just an application? That's unheard of to me
Yes. However, it is uncommon.
I have been a Data Engineer, SWE, CTO, and a professional technical interviewer.
If you're willing to post your email address, I'm happy to send you a message, receive and review your resume, and do a brief assessment to determine what you might change to land a role in Seattle.
N.B. I have worked in Seattle since the dotcom era and have seen many of the market changes that have accurred in the city.
On reflection, the operative sentence of what is essentially my resume as a post is "ideally meet some builders", and that's what's driving my hesitance to relocate.
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companies should pay you more instead of asking you to commute
Do you need to commute to Seattle every day or maybe once a week or once a month? Things get less expensive the less feasible a daily commute is.
Look in all directions, North South East West. Lots of options...
This is definitely the simple answer. When I say "screw my career", I mean in terms of networking. Looking just at my commute needs, I could move to Kansas and just bank cash--I work for Virginia and will be full remote for as long as I keep the role.
That said, I'm concerned that moving to Mars would seriously hinder my ability to network into a job. I think I'm qualified, but I'm not a new grad anymore, and my 3 years of teaching are not competitive on paper with 3 years of pre-layoff MSFT.