What do you need to know and how to prepare for the perfect software engineering job? Presentation given at GDG Lebanon's DevFest 2023.

1. How to Land the
Perfect Software
Engineering Job
Fadi Boulos – Founder & CEO, Supportful
GDG Coast Lebanon | DevFest 2023
October 7, 2023

2. Who’s who
• Supportful’s mission:
• Reduce the brain drain
• Build a sustainable Lebanon
• Lived and worked in
• Continuous learner
• Inner geek

3. • Beliefs:
• Everyone can grow.
• Anyone can change their mindset.
• Potential is nurtured, not pre-determined.
• Attitude:
• Take risks.
• Be curious and learn.
• Fail on your way to mastery.
Growth mindset

4. How to land the perfect opportunity?
Know LFG
Prepare

5. Know
What you want Your options

6. Simple questions, crucial answers
• Do I like more the visual aspect of things?
• Do I find more challenge in complex systems?
• Do I want everything to be flawless?
• Do I like tech, but I am not passionate about development?
• Do I enjoy collaborating with teammates?

7. 2 major tracks
Technical
• SW/Ops/AI/W3/Data/QA Engineer
• Senior Engineer
• Tech/Team Lead
• CTO
Less technical
• Business Analyst
• Project Manager
• Product Manager
• Business/Sales

8. Top programming languages
The Octoverse Report, GitHub 2022

9. How to land the perfect opportunity?
Know Prepare

10. How to prepare
1. Learn
2. Network
3. Stand out

11. 1. Learn. Learn. Learn.
• Every day
• Specialize
• Get certified
• Side projects
• Share knowledge

12. 2. Be part of the community
• Local dev groups
• LI, Stack Overflow, Reddit…
• GitHub contributions
• Attend webinars and events

13. 3. How to stand out from the crowd
A solid resume
• One page (no but!)
• Cut the clutter
• Review for typos
• Link to projects
Good soft skills
• Improve your
comm skills
• Present often
• Read books
A perfect English
• Take courses
• Read tech articles
• Watch subtitled
movies

14. How to land the perfect opportunity?
Know LFG
Prepare

15. Where to search
Personalize your outreach!

16. Impress at the interview
• Know well:
• Foundational SE
• Your tech stack
• The company
• Be genuine and honest
• Follow up by email
• Connect and maintain contact

17. Thank you!
Q&A
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fadiboulos/