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Embedded dev job market? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago by djsiete@sh.itjust.works to c/programming@programming.dev
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Hey, not sure where to post this but I'll give it a try.

I've changed jobs many times due to the economics of the construction sector in Sweden going to shit. So now I'm all but ready to change my career.

Would it be wise to get a 2 yr degree and start over as an embedded dev? Other programming jobs have been scarce and I wonder if that applies even for embedded.

Thanks :)

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[โ€“] sobchak@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

IDK about Sweden. In the US it seems to pay less, and the jobs are concentrated in different regions than other SWE jobs (which kind of mitigates the lower pay). I did embedded development for a couple years right out of college, then moved to full stack web development. I'm pretty sure the job market in the US is shit for every software development field. I think embedded development is harder to offshore (unless the entire project, electrical engineering and all is offshored). I did find the work very fun; often working in the physical world, and trying to find ways to stay within the CPU/RAM/Flash/Peripheral constraints. I remember once, I had to reverse engineer a piezo-motor controller by scoping the very expensive proprietary dev board, then I reimplemented the control signals by using a microcontroller's audio playback interface.

[โ€“] djsiete@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago

Fuck me that sounds fun. Idc if it pays less -- I'm looking for something that'll pay well and keep me employed.

The field being more difficult to offshore is the main reason for me picking it.