I applied to 2,000 jobs before getting offers at Target and a startup. Here's how I decided which to pick.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Dianna Dimambro standing
Dianna Dimambro applied to roughly 2,000 software engineering jobs.

Dianna Dimambro

He managed 120 people at Meta. Now, he's walking away from Big Tech to join Lovable.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Patrik Torstensson
Patrik Torstensson.

Courtesy of Lovable

I'm an international student at UNC. Here's how I got an AI summer internship.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Travel
Vivienne Hnin standing with arms crossed
Vivienne Hnin switched majors in the fall of her junior year.

Vivienne Hnin

I was laid off from Google last month. I still haven't told my parents — and won't until I find a new job.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Jason Zhang in front of trees
After his layoff from Google, Jason Zhang says he can't afford to take a career break, but he's not applying to jobs quite yet.

Jason Zhang

I'm a construction manager who vibe coded a paperwork tracker. My workers loved it — until I accidentally broke it.

Tech Insider : Business
Construction superintendent Pawel Mniszak is pictured.
Pawel Mniszak vibe coded HrdHat, a tool that managed field level risk assessments on construction sites, and learned a lesson about security along the way.

Pawel Mniszak

I quit my dream job at Apple to launch a startup with my dad. I have no regrets.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Technology
a father and son pose for a professional photo
Akshat Prakash and his father, Avneesh.

Courtesy of Akshat Prakash

Vibe coding is a real job now

Tech Insider : Business
A woman works at a desk with dual monitors
A woman works at a desk with dual monitors during remote work in a home office in Auch, Gers, France, February 13, 2026. The workstation includes a laptop, phone and office items illustrating everyday telework routines.

Isabelle Souriment / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images

I'm an AI engineer at HubSpot. This résumé hack helped me transition from software engineering.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Georgian Tutuianu portrait
Georgian Tutuianu is an AI engineer at HubSpot.

Georgian Tutuianu

The work entry-level engineers used to do is changing. This is their new playbook.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
People working on or looking at computer code
AI provides certain shortcuts for junior-level engineers and has reshaped daily tasks.

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I'm a Google exec who spends 20+ hours a week experimenting with AI. This is the best era to be a developer.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
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Keith Ballinger has worked at Microsoft, GitHub, and Google.

Keith Ballinger

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