SWEs are literally DYING

Today we react to a video by @garrettrose where he discusses his interview experience. Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYuSEeuUhPo Skill-Up & Interview Platform: https://www.getcracked.io 1-on-1 Coaching for Quant Prep: https://www.getcracked.io/book-a-coach Patreon: https://youtube.com/codingjesus Calendly (1-on-1 with me): https://calendly.com/coding-jesus Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecodingjesus/ Quant / SWE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecodingjesusquant/ Email: [email protected] Quant SWE Resources : https://www.amazon.com/shop/thecodingjesus/list/1UYHUKJYRQ8AT?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_HKJ7Z1A2R539P85V33Y8&ccs_id=76bab704-6e1b-4d61-ac0d-53735f97bf00 Original Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYuSEeuUhPo&t 0:00 Coming Up 0:16 Introduction 1:37 Software Engineers as Assets 2:47 Normalizing Hiatuses 3:17 The State of the Interview Process 4:03 Mentality of a Good SWE 5:06 Companies are being unfair 6:12 Application Journey 8:21 Phone Screenings 9:31 Startups are not Reliable 10:53 How to not join a sinking company 12:28 Corporate Roles and Stability 13:30 Lengthy Hiring Process 14:41 The Techincal Round is Broken 16:25 No Feedback from Companies 17:28 Applying for Under or Over Qualified Positions 19:02 Take Home Assessment and Free Labor 20:26 Shocking Take Home Assessment Example 24:05 Hiring Manager Gets His Hopes Up 24:53 Devastating Rejection 25:30 AI Models and Features for Workflows 26:30 What are companies actually lookin for in 2026? 29:00 Companies don't want SWE they want Prompters 29:56 Security and AI in 2026 31:15 The Expectations of a SWE in 2026 32:14 You're not a bad coder 32:58 Ending