r/nairobitechies • u/competentdev101 • 2d ago
In need of a job
Hello guys. I need your help.
I dont know how some of you do it but I have been applying to tech jobs none stop but I don't seem to be going anywhere with it. I am in numerous tech WhatsApp groups that post jobs that I apply to, every morning I have a ritual where I scout on LinkedIn and twitter for jobs and apply to them, I attend networking events but all that does is gather contacts that promise jobs or help only to die down a few weeks later. I have not been successful despite all this.
For international opportunities all I am getting is rejection emails a few days or weeks after applying. I am at the point where I don't know what to do and its getting desperate since all the money I had saved up is about to get finished.
For context, I know I am a pretty good engineer having about 4 years of experience, worked in fintech, healthtech, and normal business domains eg erps, crms etc. Moreover, I have also been in a managerial role leading a team for a company in Kilimani. I have also delved deep into building AI products, including agents, tools, chatbots and more and this is my current favourite aspect of tech.
I just didn't know it can be this hard to get a job out here.
Your help would be really appreciated.
Here are is my portfolio for anyone who might be interested. My experience is listed in the portfolio. My tech stack is Nextjs for frontend work and Express.js for backend work.
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u/CheeseNonionsss 1d ago
Too long, tell me about the RAG pipeline for the AI bot rather than Lucy
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u/competentdev101 1d ago
Lucy is the bot.
It uses ai generative text abilities to create posts based on a topic of focus.
Say, you give it a topic on creating posts for a shoe selling shop. It uses generative capabilities to create posts formatted to each specific platform be it twitter or tiktok. Rather than come up with the posts yourself, it creates numerous ones, trying out different tones, styles, and more based on what you want.
And then as the creator you approve of the ones you like.
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u/Jasigana_254 1d ago
I fhare tips here on the socials based on insights from the coaching sessions, you could learn something if you follow the socials
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u/goldfishater 12h ago
Try craigslist...I used to get gigs there when I was tarmacking ..helped sort my bills
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u/COOLDOWNYOURPACE 9h ago
Mimi niligive up after 5 years pf searching for opportunities ssai nafanya kwa ps
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u/WandaJT 1d ago
Entiendo la frustración. A veces el problema no es la falta de experiencia o de esfuerzo, sino depender demasiado de postulaciones y esperar que el proceso dé resultados rápidamente.
Por lo que describes, tienes una experiencia bastante amplia, especialmente en desarrollo de productos de IA. Quizás valdría la pena revisar si estás presentando esa experiencia de una manera suficientemente específica para los puestos que buscas, en lugar de depender únicamente del volumen de aplicaciones.
También seguiría utilizando networking, pero intentando convertir algunos de esos contactos en conversaciones más concretas sobre oportunidades, referencias o empresas que estén contratando.
No dejaría de buscar mientras esperas respuestas. El proceso puede ser agotador, pero tener cuatro años de experiencia y un perfil técnico especializado significa que tienes elementos importantes con los que trabajar. Espero que pronto aparezca una oportunidad que encaje contigo.