Industry trends

Tech hiring: is this an inflection point?

We might be seeing the end of remote interviews as we know them, and a return of in-person interviews, trial weeks and longer trial periods. Could…

Apr 15 •

The Pulse #130: Google releases AI-powered IDE

Also: Git turns 20, a new trend of AI cost saving pressure at developer agencies, John Carmack on how LLMs will impact the industry, and more

Apr 10 •

The Pulse #129: new trend of EMs quitting to be startup founders using AI

Also: Trump tariffs to hit tech, Gemini Pro 2.5 might be the best coding model yet, tips on using LLMs to code, and leaked startup recruitment…

Apr 3 •

The Reality of Tech Interviews in 2025

Interview processes are changing in a tech market that’s both cooling AND heating up at the same time. A deepdive with Hello Interview founders, Evan…

Apr 1 •

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AI fakers exposed in tech dev recruitment: postmortem

A full-remote security startup nearly hired a backend engineer who doesn’t exist, after a candidate used an AI filter as an on-screen disguise in video…

Mar 11 •

The Pulse #126: Startup asks for a lot, offers little → struggles to hire

Also: Cloufflare’s self-critical, transparent postmortem, additional signs of Big Tech becoming more cutthroat, and more.

Mar 6 •

Trimodal Nature of Tech Compensation in the US, UK and India

Deepdive into the distribution of software engineering compensation, based on more than 20,000 data points from Levels.fyi

Mar 4 •

The Pulse #125: swarm of AI coding tool launches

Anthropic, GitHub, and Google launch new AI coding tools for devs, DeepSeek bucks expectations by triggering higher GPU demand, VC funding down with AI…

Feb 27 •

State of the startup and scaleup hiring markets in 2025 – as seen by recruiters

More startups and scaleups are hiring engineers and engineering leaders. Advice for tech professionals on how to get noticed by specialist recruitment…

Feb 18 •

The Pulse #124: Software engineering job openings at five-year low?

Data from Indeed shows software developer job openings have seen the biggest decline in five years across the US. What’s the cause, and what’s next…

Feb 13 •

Is Big Tech becoming more cutthroat?

Is it the end of a golden age of Big Tech, when jobs at leading companies offered high-impact work, top compensation, and good work-life balance? More…

Feb 11 •

The Pulse #122: DeepSeek rocks the tech industry

Almost unknown Chinese lab releases AI model that’s open, free, and as good as ChatGPT’s best models. Oh, and it’s also cheaper to operate. This has…

Jan 30 •

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