2022 grad, missed the narrow gap for getting a job, and in this recession, it’s been really hard to get one. I’m sick of the tutorial hell. It will also be hard to explain this gap for master’s degree, and I also don’t want to take a loan for master’s, so right now, I want to be able to get a job to fill my resume/CV.
I want a few good project ideas, that are ideally between the difficulty of easy to medium for internship or entry-level full-time roles for SWE. I’m interested in embedded or system programming, but I don’t know anything about it. I have most experience with fullstack development, however, within which, I am interested in backend dev, but also open to frontend stack.
Few of the ideas that I’ve come across on the internet are being told as very generic or instant-reject, that is why I’m requesting for an updated list that would interest my future employer.
Ps. I used to contribute to open-source, but I’ve stopped this activity temporarily since December 2023. Not that this is relevant, but hey, just want to let people know.
For the goal you have, the best thing to do is find something you’re passionate about and build something for it.
Ask yourself what do you love to do outside of programming? What is some problem you have that you could solve by writing a a piece of software?
You are more likely to complete a project that you are passionate about and when you speak about it in an interview your passion will show and excite the interviewer.
If there is an industry you are interested in, try to attend conventions that are relevant and go speak to the reps at the companies you are most interested in and ask questions about their products. Ask if they have any internship programs coming up and who to speak to after you’ve shown interest in their projects.
Source: an engineering manager who is not currently hiring