I'm a software engineer who spent nearly 7 years at Twitter before joining OpenAI. Here's how I got hired and why I love it.

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Jigar Bhati, who joined OpenAI in 2023, said the company still feels like a startup.

Jigar Bhati

I pivoted my tech career to focus on AI. Now I make $6,400 a week — but I care more about staying relevant than the money.

Tech Insider : Business
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Shakib now works as a contractor for an AI-driven recruitment company.

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Replit's CEO says anyone can build an app in an afternoon with AI — and it's powering a new wave of solo startups

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Eric Newcomer (left), with Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit (center), and Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face (right)
Eric Newcomer (left), with Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit (center), and Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face (right)

Eric Newcomer

I'm a software engineer at Microsoft. Here are the résumé tips that landed me 4 job offers, including from Amazon and eBay

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Ritvika Nagula, a software engineer at Microsoft, said her resume helped her land four job offers out of graduate school.

Ritvika Nagula

OpenAI chairman says students should still get computer science degrees — even if they won't be typing code

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Bret Taylor said that computer science majors teach "systems thinking," a necessary trait even in the age of AI coding.

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Want to land a tech internship? A Google engineer explains how networking 'intentionally' can help

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GitHub CEO says the 'smartest' companies will hire more software engineers — not less — as AI develops

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Thomas Dohmke, CEO of Github, speaks at the Digital Life Design (DLD) innovation conference. DLD is a conference on internet trends and developments in digitalization. He is wearing a mic and is mid speech.
Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, said the "smartest" companies will hire more developers, not less.

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A former engineer at Meta and OpenAI says there's danger in specializing too early

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Philip Su, not pictured, says there's danger in engineers specializing too early.

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As many as one in 10 coders are 'ghost engineers' Stanford researcher says, lurking online and doing no work

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A Gen Zer who used AI to apply for hundreds of roles says it helped him land a job

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
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A Gen Zer (not pictured) said an AI tool helped him apply to hundreds of jobs and ultimately land a tech role.

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