Proud husband and father of two 👨👩👧👦 Software Engineer and Tech Lead👨💻 https://xitter.cf/t.co/OpAh3fA00I Find me at @niklas@mastodon.cloud
Hessen, Deutschland
Joined June 2008
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Niklas Lochschmidt retweeted
To whom it may concern: tell interviewees about your values and culture.
If you celebrate hustle culture, expect 8am-6pm availability and want your employees to put work first at all times - say so.
Niklas Lochschmidt retweeted
You don't want to invest in new features for an IT service any more! Is that...
50%Maintenance mode
13%Steady state
7%Evergreening
30%BAU support
30 votes • Final resultsIn my search for the next job, I could confirm that there are two clearly distinct engineering salary tiers.
However the only „big tech“ company on the list that I applied to was „only“ in the second tier as well.
blog.pragmaticengineer.com/s…
I recently had a technical interview with a coding part. It’s such a distressing experience.
Even though I know that I can do everything the interviewers expected, when put on the spot like this, everything becomes so much harder.
One week ago I started actively looking for a new position. It’s an intense process:
116 inbound messages
58 remote companies on my list
14 initial conversations (~30min)
5 very promising options
I’ll do this for one more week, then I will transition to interviewing 🏃♂️
2023, for me, means I will be moving on from BRYTER 👋🥲.
I am building a list, so if you know of a #remotefirst team (CET compatible-timezone) in need of a Software Engineer with technical leadership experience, let me know!
Please RT for reach 🙏
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Niklas Lochschmidt retweeted
Good article about the dangers of employee churn.
baldurbjarnason.com/2022/the…
I had a call with a talent manager from a company and they referenced details from a private conversation I had, with another talent manager of theirs, on LinkedIn from over two years ago.
I am almost certain this is a violation of the #GDPR 🤔
I wonder what caused them to exclude job applicants with 8-10 years of experience 😂
ALT Screen shot of an HTML form field in a job application form with the label "How many years of software engineering experience do you have?" and only the options "0-1", "2-4", "5-7" and "10+".
Unpopular opinion: which datastore you choose matters more than which programming language or framework.
2023, for me, means I will be moving on from BRYTER 👋🥲.
I am building a list, so if you know of a #remotefirst team (CET compatible-timezone) in need of a Software Engineer with technical leadership experience, let me know!
Please RT for reach 🙏
linkedin.com/in/niklas-lochs…
My iPhone has random WiFi network issues about once per day. A quick reconnect always solves it. I wonder what that is about 🤔
Currently reading „The High-Velocity Edge“ by Steven J. Spear.
This quote is about the power of leaders in large organizations:
ALT Excerpt from the book: …much of it is of a destructive nature. He or she can fire people, shut down facilities, divest product lines, and disengage with difficult customers and suppliers. However, constructive power is harder to muster because creation ultimately is a collaborative and coordinated effort.
Niklas Lochschmidt retweeted
Managers - do not confuse compliance with commitment.
People who are doing so because they're told to are compliant.
People who are doing so because they are inspired to are committed.
#leadership #autonomy
Niklas Lochschmidt retweeted
it's the end of the year and some people have education budgets to spend! What tech books (or courses?) have really helped you this past year?
