Free · every Tuesday · 3-minute read

Done being a SWE? These jobs want you.

Every week I ask recruiters one question: would you hire a software engineer for this role? The ones who say yes go in Tuesday's email.

Written by Nick, 23. I never share your email.
For CS students and SWEs 0–2 years in Sales engineering, product, consulting, data
Example issue
SWE Escape Tue 8:00 AM
5 jobs that said yes to SWEs this week
Recruiter-confirmed jobs
Solutions EngineerSeries B fintech · Chicago or remoteExample listing
Associate Product ManagerHealthcare startup · New YorkExample listing
Technology Consulting AnalystBig 4 firm · ChicagoExample listing
Pivot of the week
A real reader's switchWhat role they left, what they moved to, how long it took, and what happened to their pay.
One number
1 in 16recent CS grads can't find work (NY Fed)

What you get each Tuesday

The list

Jobs where a recruiter said yes

Sales engineering, product, consulting, data and support roles. I check each one with the recruiter first. You see the date they said yes.

The story

One real switch, start to finish

Someone who used to be a SWE explains what they did, how long it took, and what happened to their pay.

The move

One thing to do this week

A resume line to rewrite, a message to send, or an interview question to practice. Never more than an hour.

Hey, I'm Nick.

A lot of people I graduated with did everything right in CS and still can't get a SWE offer. Others got the job and realized they don't want to write tickets for the next 40 years.

There are good jobs that want what I know about software, and what you know too. It's just hard to tell which recruiters will actually look at an engineer. So I ask them, and I send you the ones who say yes.

Nick

Get next Tuesday's list.