Referrals from people you know, or responding to messages from recruiters on LinkedIn / other sites. I almost never hear back from cold applying to a job
I am actively doing that, but even those things does not help. Recruiters who text me on LinkedIn just promoting something, but really hiring. Unfortunately, I don't know a lot of people who does Software Engineering, so it is hard to find a good referral
The National Society of Professional Engineers has a career site that might help.
https://www.nspe.org/career-growth/career-center
Referrals from people you know, or responding to messages from recruiters on LinkedIn / other sites. I almost never hear back from cold applying to a job
I am actively doing that, but even those things does not help. Recruiters who text me on LinkedIn just promoting something, but really hiring. Unfortunately, I don't know a lot of people who does Software Engineering, so it is hard to find a good referral
the best way to find a job as a software engineer 2026 is to create one.
That is also not the easiest one.
Network on HN
Does it really help?
Probably helps if you pay a bit more attention to detail: what is, not "why is".