While the national economy has plummeted with over 22 million Americans filing for unemployment, certain job markets are still hiring. Software engineers and programmers are in demand, especially in Silicon Valley. During this time of national quarantine, now might be a good time to learn a new software language or brush up on your coding skills.
High-tech Silicon Valley favorites such as Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple are looking to hire thousands of software-skilled professionals, according to job listings on CareerBuilder, Linkedin and specific company sites. Job positions are open engineers, data scientists, software designers, and cybersecurity experts. In general, the next most popular listings are for specific language software developers and project managers, followed by systems engineers and IT help desk specialists.
Required skill sets vary greatly but a quick look at your favorite job listing site reveals a host of positions related to software engineering, programming and coding. Many jobs require knowledge of frontends, like UIs, and backend systems, like databases, as well as APIs and other interfaces. Experience with cloud-based infrastructures like MS-Azure, AWS, Google, Oracle, IBM and others are also pre-requisites to landing a job.
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