<story><title>Austin, Denver, Detroit: Good Places to Be a Software Engineer Looking for a Job</title><url>https://www.spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/at-work/tech-careers/austin-denver-and-detroit-are-good-places-to-be-a-software-engineer-looking-for-a-job</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>_raaq</author><text>EX Denver developer here. Colorado Native. Now an Austin Dev (I&amp;#x27;m a senior &amp;#x2F; lead android dev) I can safely say that the job market in Denver is terrible. Yes you can find work, but the company culture are terrible. I found myself with brogrammers that had 0 engineering style hobbies or being asked to work 60 hours every week. There are a few gems.. But the Jobs you want, aren&amp;#x27;t hiring mobile devs because their offices are start up size. IE Uber, google, github. Those are all Boulder offices anyways, not Denver. In Denver you will get mostly Banks, and dinos like Comast &amp;#x2F; Aol. Sure some will get offers at Pivotal or Workday. But after that you aren&amp;#x27;t going to like what you can get.&lt;p&gt;Seriously the drug use is pretty Rampant in Denver too. Not a turn off to all, but given the places I did work, you wouldn&amp;#x27;t expect it. Texas is so much better. The job I have is so much better, My coworkers are actually nerdy. Honestly. Sorry I just have to laugh at the idea that desert is a great place to look for work.&lt;p&gt;Here in Austin we can&amp;#x27;t even find android devs to apply. Denver I interviewed maybe 20 and found most to be just okay.</text></comment>
<story><title>Austin, Denver, Detroit: Good Places to Be a Software Engineer Looking for a Job</title><url>https://www.spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/at-work/tech-careers/austin-denver-and-detroit-are-good-places-to-be-a-software-engineer-looking-for-a-job</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>padobson</author><text>Detroit engineer here.&lt;p&gt;There may be a lot of openings around here as Detroit industry continues to modernize and the startup scene matures, but salaries are still lagging.&lt;p&gt;Some of the large companies (autos, insurance, etc) will occasionally offer higher-paying gigs, but competition is fierce and interviewing (like everywhere) is a crap shoot.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m currently contracting remotely with a company in the Los Angeles area, and I don&amp;#x27;t expect I&amp;#x27;ll be leaving remote work anytime soon. I expect my clients will be in LA, SF, and NY for the rest of my career.</text></comment>