Alternative career for software professionals?

Hi All, I am working as a sde since 6 months. Recently I saw layoff from paytm. So i am in doubt that after a so many hard work in one day company will do layoff and it may be happens that layoff people didn't get the job. At this time people will totally depressed. I want to ask whether majority of layoff people got the job again or not. Suggest is there any long career in this IT industry.

Is it time we should start thinking about other than IT as there are uncertainty around jobs and Indians are easy targets for any recession. Not every layoff is due to bad performance but it is a layoff indeed. To avoid such dilemma and fear, should we move out of country or IT?

Age: 30 Male, Unmarried Qualification : MBA-Marketing, BSC I.T Last job Customer Support role: 6LPA INR salary Hi everyone, need serious guidance and tips with regard to my career. I want to switch to I.T/ Tech; however I am not sure if I'll be able to learn and grasp everything now. Also, I do not know which path/ domain to pursue. Cloud computing, AWS, AZure, Devops, Data Science, Business Analyst, Data analyst, Salesforce, Front end, Back end, Testing etc. it's damn confusing and scary. I have zero coding knowledge, although I completed my grads in I.T, wish I had tried harder back then. Today I am living a lost life doing a call center type customer support job earning a meagre salary compared to my peers. I really want to get some certification/course done and switch to I.T/ Tech role. Please suggest something which doesn't involve a lot of coding. At present, I am out of job, I'm ready to dedicate next 6 months- 1 year to full-time learning. Please help and guide me which path to take. Thanks for your time. 🙏🏼

Worked on UX DESIGN, mobile apps, FE , micro service, devops, AR/VR, AI & ML. Holds 25+ patents. AMA!

General question to all the folks who are in IT industry for more than 10 years. What do you think your career path in IT will be after the age of 50 years considering AI and Automation. Also as we move up the ladder the number of roles decreases significantly. For more experienced people switching different companies also becomes quite difficult. What is your backup plan for this?

I am planning to shut down my IT services company after 5 years of operations. The journey has been bitter-sweet but it is becoming unsustainable and putting me under a great amount of duress. I have been a trained ML engineer but since my startup have gone on to taking up mostly non-programming roles/ work. I have tried getting back to development role but have not been able to get back in the same stride as I used to. Lately, I’ve been picking up some consulting work as a Software Architect. Basis, that info, need some advice on how I can plan my professional journey ahead.

I am a React.js Developer & have 2 YOE (6 months at a consultancy startup + 1.5 years in a service based MNC). I do not like working with React.js for multiple reasons & do not wish to pursue working with this further. I want to know what are some alternative career paths or technologies that are as much in demand & feasible to switch towards? Ideally, towards a more stable, battle-tested technology or tech stack and something that is as well paying too. (..continued from my original post) Some technologies that I considering are JAVA , ASP.NET & Laravel as unlike React.js, they are not loosely opinionated and don't have a constantly changing API where the way of writing code itself changes (e.g - redux and/or using data fetching libraries) . There is no standardised best practice to conform to. But, the problem is that I find Laravel jobs are not in use in corporates or large tech companies but apparently ASP.net core jobs are not as well paying for equivalent years of experience as that of a front-end React.js developer. TC - 8.6 LPA (2 YOE)

This is a layoff period for the entire software Industry, I would recommend to take time off, reflect and up-skill and bounce back to job market by 2024. Any recommendations on the up skill courses would be appreciated. What strategies you are applying and why? Background: Principal Engineer, Backend, aspiring engineering management.

Rampant layoffs and uncertain job conditions really pushed all of us to realise the importance of having a passive source of income beyond your day job. If you have one, please comment and let others know. I am aware of trading as on option but haven't been taking that seriously. Would love to know from the community.