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October 16, 2023

Dear Developers: Coding Languages That Will Set You Apart in 2023

Any software engineer will tell you: There are a plethora of coding languages out there and varying attitudes toward each at both the company and individual levels. To dive deeper, Hired’s 2023...

October 04, 2023

Ready to Start Programming with AI? A Quick Guide for Software Engineers

Though we’re still a ways out from building machines that will take over the world with artificial superintelligence, AI is on the rise. To sum up the recent explosion of generative AI, Vijay Pande,...

March 01, 2023

Code Your Career: Staying Competitive in the Developer Job Market (VIDEO)

The world, especially within the tech industry, is changing faster than you realize. Many jobseekers are nervous about what these shifts mean for their future, as layoffs hit an all-time high in...

February 28, 2023

Want to Ace Technical Interviews? A Guide to Prep Software Engineers

Whether you’re early in your career or a seasoned full stack, back-end, or front-end engineer, technical interviews may be stressful if you feel unprepared. While the most important piece of these...

February 07, 2023

FAQs from Jobseekers: Approaching the Technical Interview with Confidence (VIDEO)

Technical interviewing takes skill and is actually a skill in itself. In this AMA-style discussion (now on-demand!), experts helped jobseekers problem-solve their way to nailing their next technical...

January 19, 2023

How to Get Approved on Hired

Hired is a closed, curated marketplace that strives to create the best experience possible for jobseekers and hiring managers alike. In order to achieve this, our machine learning algorithm vets...

December 13, 2022

Common FAQs from Jobseekers: The Importance of Upskilling for Tech Talent (VIDEO)

In the current tech talent pool, candidates are searching for ways to upskill for that competitive edge. Upskilling is the process of continuous learning and an excellent way to stand out as a...

November 21, 2022

Thinking About a Career Transition? General Assembly’s 4 Immersive Tech Programs to Help You Pivot

Have you ever considered a career change? Perhaps, you’ve daydreamed about making a transition into a field entirely different from what you do now.  The idea is not so far out of reach and...

September 21, 2022

Engineering Manager or IC? Which Tech Career is Best for Me? (Video)

Have you ever wondered whether to follow an Individual Contributor (IC) path or an Engineering Manager (EM)? According to the Hired State of Software Engineers report, one-third of engineers report...

August 31, 2022

What are the Best Programming Languages to Get a Software Developer Job? (Video)

Hired & Exponent partner for engineering career advice video series Hired, along with our partner Exponent, recently completed a video series exploring such as what the best programming...

July 19, 2022

How to Become a Machine Learning Engineer

Hired & Exponent Partner for Engineering Career Advice Video Series Hired recently completed a video series with our partner Exponent, featuring three of our talented engineers: Nico...

June 29, 2022

How to Stand Out Behind the Screen: a Guide for Remote Candidates

Part of a Series: Setting yourself up for success as a remote candidate Editors note: this article was previously posted on LeadDev on behalf of Hired as part of a content series for remote...

April 22, 2022

Curious about a Career in DevOps? How to Prep for Strong Interviews

Hired welcomes guest contributor Vyacheslav Nikitan, the Lead DevOps Trainer at NIX United, to share insights for those interested in a career as a DevOps specialist.  Those who decide to...

February 21, 2020

3 Things I Wish I had Done Immediately After Graduating a Programming Bootcamp

Use my experience to get ahead after graduating programming bootcamp The process of securing a job after completing a coding bootcamp is not automatic. The good news is that coding bootcamps are...

February 10, 2020

Running Effective Meetings: An Engineer's Guide

If you’re the leader of a software development team, chances are good that your engineers spend more time than they’d prefer on things other than developing software. Much of this time is probably...

October 08, 2019

Top Coding Bootcamps in London Right Now

While it may have taken the market some time to embrace coding bootcamps, attitudes are certainly shifting in bootcamps’ favor—making them a great option for people hoping to shift into a career in...

July 10, 2019

Which Tech Stack Should You Learn First?

It's easy to be overwhelmed: here's which tech stack to learn first If you’re just getting into the world of programming, deciding on which tech stack to pursue and learn can be a challenge,...

June 11, 2019

How to Get Up to Speed in an Unfamiliar Codebase

When you start a new job as a software engineer, whether it’s your first or 10th, one of the BEST things you can do to make an impact quickly is to get up to speed in your new codebase. Depending on...

May 06, 2019

How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Agile

What is Agile? Agile is a philosophy for approaching software development that focuses on fast, iterative development cycles. The method is based on software delivery over documentation,...

May 03, 2019

Effective Story Grooming in the Agile Process

Agile development is now a widely accepted and efficient method of software development. In short, A quick articulation of its core principles is consistent delivery of functional software by...

May 02, 2019

Test Driven Development: What, Why, and How?

If you’re in the business of writing code (or leading teams that do so), Test Driven Development has likely come up at some point. Maybe it’s even been pitched as a possible development cycle in...

May 02, 2019

3 Fundamentals of Software Product Development

Whether you are a product manager, software engineer, or engineering manager, you will inevitably find yourself starting from scratch on a development project at several points. Sometimes that stage...

May 02, 2019

The Fullstack Development Journey Part III: Tying It All Together

If you haven't already, it will be helpful to read Part I and Part II of "The Full Stack Development Journey" before diving into this post. The learning plan outlined in this three-part...

April 24, 2019

How to Learn a New Skill (When You’re Already Underwater)

So, you want to learn a new skill (or you know that to stay competitive in a tough market, you have to). Great! Now what? Find the Reason As with everything that takes time and energy, there...