r/TechCareerShifter Jan 29 '25

Announcement We have a newsletter!

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Since Season 6 of the Kuya Dev Podcast just wrapped up, I've been pretty busy overhauling my mailing list. I'm going to make this a weekly thing with the purpose of providing subscribers with a roundup of what's happening on the PH Tech Scene:

  • Updates on Kuya Dev and the podcast
  • Tech Career Shifter Philippines and Server-Side JavaScript Philippines updates
  • Upcoming events and meetups by PH Tech Communities and Organizations nationwide
  • Insights on how to successfully thrive in your tech career
  • A featured subscriber message (anonymized), which I'll reply to right on the newsletter
  • News I find interesting, which I also offer my thoughts on
  • Tech chismis (aka MariTech)
  • Controversial online discussions circulating PH Tech communities
  • And so much more...

If you want to stay updated, subscribe now to the Tech Roundup PH newsletter 👉👉👉 https://newsletter.kuya.dev

First digest publishes on Monday!

P.S. The featured post on the site will give a 404. Not sure why it's showing up already, e sa Lunes pa nga siya dapat. 😅 Bug report. 😂


r/TechCareerShifter Mar 06 '22

Community Meta Member Introductions

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r/TechCareerShifter 1h ago

Seeking Advice Transitioning from Electronics/Maintenance to Railway Industry — What to Study?

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I’m very thrilled to share that I got a job offer in the **railway industry!** 🎉 I’m excited to be part of one of the first major railway projects here in the Philippines.
I have 3 years of experience in maintenance and supervising people, but my background is more on **electronics**, so railway systems—especially the **3rd rail system**—are quite new to me. They’ll provide training, but I’d like to prepare beforehand.
For those in the railway industry, **what electrical and mechanical concepts should I refresh or study for a 3rd rail system?** Any recommended resources or topics would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! 🙏


r/TechCareerShifter 9h ago

Seeking Advice Should I take a non-IT job now or wait for a software job? Need a reality check.

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r/TechCareerShifter 9h ago

Seeking Advice Tips and help to switch at 2 yoe as a backend developer

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I have good experience with backend development in Java and delivered critical features by taking ownership. This experience has raised my confidence to switch to a good MNC. I started applying in naukri and careers portals but haven't got shortlisted in a single company. Need help in the switching journey!!!!


r/TechCareerShifter 16h ago

Seeking Advice Help mee...

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I'm 22M B.E CSE 2025 passed out from 2nd yr i started to prepare for govt exam so I didn't do any intership in my clg days (means a real internship just provide certificate on that time no realtime experince ) but now situation is upside down my financial situation is so bad now I wish to get a tech job now I'm nearly 0 need to start from strach, my frnds are saying to learn devops or data engg. For a new bie to tech


r/TechCareerShifter 14h ago

Seeking Advice 27M. No degree. No certs. PAL

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r/TechCareerShifter 20h ago

Seeking Advice Career Switch

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Hello all,

I’ve been in IT for over 8 years and I’m starting to get tired of it.

I’ve done cybersecurity, system administration, help desk and infrastructure engineering.

I think I’m letting my people skills (which I think are pretty solid) go to waste.

How hard is it to transition from a purely technical role to sales?

What’s the best way to market myself?

Any and all advice would be incredibly welcome.


r/TechCareerShifter 1d ago

Random Discussions Any career shift success stories in these times of AI?

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I would just like to know if meron pang success stories ng career shifters ngayon during this surge of AI and layoffs (2024-2026) What's your story and your job now? And how are you doing in this new path of yours?


r/TechCareerShifter 21h ago

Seeking Advice What knowledge should I get now?

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r/TechCareerShifter 22h ago

Seeking Advice Career Advice

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’ll keep this short and sweet as possible.
I’ll be graduating with my bachelor’s in computer science in may. I am very discouraged about the major I chose, given the current job market. Every summer I have applied for (at the very least) 50 internships, and I was denied for each. From the few recruiters that did respond to me, the only reasoning I recived was that 1. The role was no longer needed. 2. The role has been filled. I can not really afford to spend time and resources on a completely new degree.
What are some things I can do to make myself more marketable? Would it be wise for me to attempt to pivot towards cybersecurity?


r/TechCareerShifter 1d ago

Seeking Advice Advice for branching into software engineering

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Hello,
So o got a bachelors in cyber security but didn’t realize the difficulties going into that field wit no prior experience. So I went into a NOC technician role for telecommunications. I have moved to another telecom Lumen operation tech 3 role still doing networking with layer 1-3 Cisco, juniper and Nokia systems with the typical network protocols o spf, bgp, isis etc etc. I’ve been doing those type of job for 6 years now and I’ve decided to branch my IT skills into more a software engineer role - network automation, SRE, Devops. I was hoping to use my job to pay for my schooling and get a masters in computer science so I can branch into these fields. Do you think this program would be beneficial to land that role? Or should I look for other colleges and/or certificate pathways?


r/TechCareerShifter 1d ago

Project Showcase Hackathon: build a web app from your phone in under 5 minutes

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Running now through Friday, Sep 4!

Details and registration: mobilecode.ai/hackathon

Happy to answer any questions


r/TechCareerShifter 1d ago

Seeking Advice Advice for branching into software engineering

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r/TechCareerShifter 1d ago

Seeking Advice Help me🤞

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r/TechCareerShifter 1d ago

Seeking Advice how to get job in It ? with 6 months of preparation

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r/TechCareerShifter 1d ago

Seeking Advice Thinking of a new career, interested in IT.

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r/TechCareerShifter 1d ago

Seeking Advice Seeking insights of servicenow developer career

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r/TechCareerShifter 1d ago

Job Listing Open to iOS Development Opportunities

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🚀 \*\*Exploring My Next Opportunity as an iOS Developer\*\*

I’m excited to share that I’m currently \*\*open to new opportunities in iOS Development\*\*.

As an iOS Developer, I enjoy turning ideas and business requirements into \*\*scalable, reliable, and user-friendly mobile applications\*\*. I’ve worked across different types of projects, with hands-on experience in:

🔹 \*\*Swift | SwiftUI | UIKit\*\*
🔹 \*\*Core NFC & Identity/Verification Solutions\*\*
🔹 \*\*Flutter & Native iOS Integration\*\*
🔹 \*\*Debugging, Performance Optimization & Production Support\*\*
🔹 \*\*TestFlight & App Store Deployment\*\*

I’m particularly interested in opportunities where I can work with a strong engineering team, solve challenging problems, contribute to impactful products, and continue growing as a mobile engineer.


r/TechCareerShifter 2d ago

Seeking Advice Help me find the way to grow

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Hi.. i am a software developer with .net domain and stuck in my current job. I have exp of 6 yrs. I am unable to switch as i dont have confidence and right guidance. Is there someone who can connect 1:1 and help me grow .


r/TechCareerShifter 2d ago

Seeking Advice Is a move to a FDE role at a well-funded startup, 20% pay bump a good move or lateral trap

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Got offered a Forward Deployed Engineer role at a well-funded startup — 5 YOE as a data engineer currently, comp would be 20% higher.

Pros: pay bump, faster exposure to client-facing/product work instead of just building pipelines, broader skillset, seen as a launchpad toward founder/PM paths, hot title right now.

Cons: more travel and less predictable hours, risk it's dressed-up implementation work rather than real technical problem-solving, worried about trading depth for breadth right when my specialization is compounding, switch-back cost if it doesn't work out.

Any advice would be appreciated.


r/TechCareerShifter 3d ago

Job Listing Open to iOS Development Opportunities

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🚀 **Exploring My Next Opportunity as an iOS Developer**

I’m excited to share that I’m currently **open to new opportunities in iOS Development**.

As an iOS Developer, I enjoy turning ideas and business requirements into **scalable, reliable, and user-friendly mobile applications**. I’ve worked across different types of projects, with hands-on experience in:

🔹 **Swift | SwiftUI | UIKit**
🔹 **Core NFC & Identity/Verification Solutions**
🔹 **Flutter & Native iOS Integration**
🔹 **Debugging, Performance Optimization & Production Support**
🔹 **TestFlight & App Store Deployment**

I’m particularly interested in opportunities where I can work with a strong engineering team, solve challenging problems, contribute to impactful products, and continue growing as a mobile engineer.


r/TechCareerShifter 3d ago

Seeking Advice From accounting to IT

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F26, 4yrs AU accounting experience. Recently, super interested ako sa IT in general. I wanna learn it. Any short term program, training, etc that you think i can start with? Plan ko sana related lang sa accounting din like maybe have my own accounting software as my longterm goal? Nagstart na ako sa excel but i wanna dig dipper with data and financial analysis na rin. Up for suggestions, recos, tips, anything!!! thank youuuu


r/TechCareerShifter 3d ago

Seeking Advice Engineering Graduate to Tech Job

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Hi, I am an Engineering graduate here in the Philippines currently working as a SAP Consultant in a Tech Company.

I'm considering to move to AU but I'm currently facing a lot of questions with this move. I hope someone can address these.

  1. If graduate ng engineering, and career shifter to tech, may chance ba maging permanent resident sa AU?

  2. Mas okay bang i-pursue ko nalang ang engineering kesa tech, since di ko sure kung mas mabilis ang path kapag same sa course mo yung current work mo.

  3. If may chance for PR ang career shifter, how many years of experience and how much amount of money will I save para maging qualified?

I hope someone can help. Salamat po.


r/TechCareerShifter 3d ago

Seeking Advice Need help in switching company regarding tech stack?

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Need help from experienced regarding switching company.
Everyone talks of dsa and system design and I have started doing it daily. But only thing that concerns me is when I see any opening titled "Software Engineer" and read the job description 80% it is mentioned 2+ year of experience in java/spring boot.
tech stack in my current company is node express.
So should i learn spring boot and do any portfolio/personal projects since i will not have spring boot experience or should i continue with my node js tech stack and focus on dsa/sys design?
(a few top product companies like amazon,microsoft mentions any language but most other fintech and some pbc have spring boot in jd even title is a software engineer)