{"slug": "ask-hn-how-are-you-finding-work-gigs-as-a-swe", "title": "Ask HN: How are you finding work/gigs as a SWE?", "summary": "A software engineer on Hacker News reports struggling to find work for two years, with one commenter noting they are not finding gigs and another suggesting niche local AI communities as a potential source of job opportunities.", "body_md": "Hacker News\nnew\n|\npast\n|\ncomments\n|\nask\n|\nshow\n|\njobs\n|\nsubmit\nlogin\nAsk HN: How are you finding work/gigs as a SWE?\n2 points\nby\nmariopt\n20 minutes ago\n|\nhide\n|\npast\n|\nfavorite\n|\n2 comments\nNeedless to say the market is rough, I've been struggling for the last 2 years and I don't see way back in.\nhelp\ndownbad_\n3 minutes ago\n|\nnext\n[–]\nI'm not.\nreply\nbiduskamil\n15 minutes ago\n|\nprev\n[–]\nNiche local technology/ai communities seem to be places with a lot of alpha at the moment when it comes to jobs\nreply\nGuidelines\n|\nFAQ\n|\nLists\n|\nAPI\n|\nSecurity\n|\nLegal\n|\nApply to YC\n|\nContact\nSearch:", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-are-you-finding-work-gigs-as-a-swe", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48658086", "published_at": "2026-06-24 11:19:49+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-24 11:41:20.153267+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools"], "entities": ["Hacker News"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-are-you-finding-work-gigs-as-a-swe", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-are-you-finding-work-gigs-as-a-swe.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-are-you-finding-work-gigs-as-a-swe.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-are-you-finding-work-gigs-as-a-swe.jsonld"}}