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Ready to build production AI skills? Check out the Parsity AI Engineering program: https://parsity.io/parsityhome Too many people think getting to senior engineer means grinding LeetCode and memorizing every design pattern known to man. Wrong. I went from bootcamp grad in my thirties to senior engineer to engineering manager, and the thing that got me promoted had almost nothing to do with writing...

Want to become an AI engineer? Learn the exact skills companies are hiring for at Parsity: parsity.io/ai-dev Everyone's screaming that AI is coming for frontend developers. Mauro Accorinti thinks most of them are missing the point. In this episode I sit down with Mauro, the writer behind Exceptional Frontend, to talk about why "frontend" is way more defensible than the doomers want y...

Build AI systems at Parsity. I joined a fast-paced AI startup in early 2025 where the non-technical CEOs pushed an “AI-first” mandate—“twice as much in half the time with less people” and it turned into vibe-coding chaos. I'm still using AI to write 90% of my code with a very different approach on my new team. If you're feeling the pressure to "move faster" with AI, then this one...

Build AI systems. Build leverage in your career. Apply for Parsity's AI Engineer Cohort Stability is a myth, and chasing it might be the riskiest thing you do in your whole career. Here's how to use risk on purpose instead. Everyone says find a stable job and hold on tight. That's the worst advice in tech, and I've got the receipts. The "safe" path is a trap. Here's h...

Connect with Salil here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salil-monga/ If you're trying to make the jump into AI engineering, join Parsity: https://parsity.io/ai-dev Salil Monga had a 4.0 GPA, applied to over 1,000 jobs, and landed three interviews. Not one of the jobs he actually got came from those applications. I sat down with Salil, now CTO of Cupe Connect, to dig into how you actually get hire...

A few spots left for Parsity's AI Engineer Cohort. Apply here I told candidates they could use Claude, Cursor, anything they wanted in their AI engineering interview. Half of them still cheated. Badly. I break down what cheating looked like and why you should re-consider it if you're thinking about it... even if you don't have any moral qualms against it 😅

Build AI engineering skills at Parsity. Spots filling fast. It's been a rough week. Meta just laid off 8,000 people, and then the CEO of ClickUp — a company most people have never heard of — went online to brag about cutting 20-something percent of his staff even though they're profitable. No financial pressure. Just vibes. Just "AI made our engineers 100X more capable" so we don...

8 spots left in the AI engineer cohort. Join here: https://parsity.io/ai-develope r Ever get that feeling you're the worst developer on your team? And worse - that it's not in your head, you actually are the weakest link in the room? I've been on both ends. I've been the best developer on the team, and I've been objectively the worst And here's the thing nobody tells you: t...

Free interview prep guide : ⁠https://www.parsity.io/interview-prep⁠ Free career roadmap for developers: ⁠https://www.parsity.io/career-roadmap⁠ Carter Nadain spent four years trying to break into software development. He started with a bootcamp in 2022, got his CS degree, worked at Amazon delivering packages, sent out thousands of applications, and went through every kind of setback you can imagin...

Join the free weekly live session: parsity.io/ai Hope I don't regret this. I'm giving away the exact AI engineering curriculum I teach at Parsity. The same stuff that helped change my own career trajectory and has recruiters sliding all in my DMs. How LLMs actually work (and why knowing this helps you push back on the hype) RAG from scratch — embeddings, vector databases, chunking strategi...

Register for my live event on how you can build practical AI skills to give you an unfair advantage in the job market: parsity.io/ai I am so sick of the doom and gloom narrative. Things are tough, but not impossible. If you're treating the job market like it's 2019, you're setting yourself up for failure. Let's go over LinkedIn (so cringe, I know), interviews, networking without be...

A few years ago, my advice to developers would've been simple: learn the fundamentals, get good at system design, master your language of choice. And honestly? That advice still feels good to give. But it doesn't feel right anymore. Knowing how to code is table stakes now. It's not enough to get you hired. In this episode, I break down the three levels of AI skills I'd be investing...

"There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about, and the ones nobody uses." JavaScript gets a lot of hate—but it’s still everywhere for a reason. In this episode, I break down three underrated features: web workers, generator functions, and web components and how to use them in a practical way. Shameless plugs: Apply for our AI Engineer Cohort : https://parsity.io/...

I wrote a triple nested for loop that took down a grocery chain's ordering system. I broke buttons across multiple sites as a senior engineering manager at Clorox. And I've sat in rooms feeling like the dumbest engineer there — more than once. In this episode, I break down the three uncomfortable milestones every developer hits: wanting to stop being "the junior guy," shipping co...

Follow along with the project by going here: https://www.parsity.io/5-day-ai-advisory-board In this episode, I walk you through a side project that, if you actually build it, will put you ahead of roughly 90–95% of software developers right now. Most developers are using AI tools. Very few are actually building with them. So instead of talking about it, we build something real. The project is an A...

Resources mentioned 👇 parsity.io/ai-with-rag The Router Pattern – A Smarter Way I mentioned that I got a lot more requests for interviews. Here's the proof: Da Proof 3 Ways We Work with Software Developers (and noobs) 👇 AI Dev Program – parsity.io/ai-dev Apply for our full stack software engineering program Learn JavaScript in 30 days... the hard way

I created a free project for developers who want to learn AI the hard way: https://parsity.io/ai-with-rag I don't envy new coders. AI is being jammed down your throat and at the same time, you're being told you must understand the code it generates. It's a confusing time. Using AI too early comes with a cost. More importantly, we'll look at some proven ways to make sure you are lea...

If you're curious about Bryan's strategy, you can apply to work with him here: 👉 Application form. The tech job market is brutal right now. Everyone knows it. People are sending hundreds of applications, getting ghosted, and wondering what the hell is actually going on behind the scenes of hiring. So in this episode I sat down with Bryan, someone I met on LinkedIn and later met up with in...

In 2026, you can’t “avoid LinkedIn” and expect to get hired BUT you can't use it like 2023. In this episode, I break down the exact LinkedIn + resume strategy I’d use today to maximize recruiter inbound, increase your surface area for luck, and stop making the most common mistakes that quietly kill your chances. We cover: Why “Aspiring Junior Developer” and “Open to Work” often backfire How to...

Brian sits down with Fardeen Khimani, a 21-year-old Georgia Tech ML student and co-founder of Rounds, to talk about why technical interviews are broken and why AI just made it worse. They cover why LeetCode is dying, why companies have no idea how to respond, and what skills actually matter now. Fardeen's take: if AI can pass an interview that maps to the real job, just hire the AI. Find Farde...

AI didn’t kill software jobs. But it did throw a grenade into the hiring funnel. In this episode, I break down 8 harsh truths about getting hired as a developer in 2026 — and none of them are the feel-good LinkedIn advice you’re used to hearing. Why vibe coding isn’t a career Why no one cares about your certificate Why your portfolio probably doesn’t matter Why full stack is now the baseline Why A...

Disclaimer: this episode is my thoughts on coding bootcamps and online education and where Parsity is going in the future. If you're interested in either of the programs I mentioned in this you can check them out here: Parsity AI Accelerator Full Stack Accelerator

Should you get a computer science degree, enroll in a coding bootcamp, or teach yourself how to code? You’re probably not going to love the answer… but it depends. In this episode, I shares my unfiltered, experience-backed take after working with hundreds of aspiring developers and hiring developers myself. Let's breaks down what actually matters when trying to land your first software job — a...

What if I had to break into tech today… with no degree, no connections, and a completely unrelated job? In this episode, I sit down with entrepreneur and self-taught developer Jeremy “Smitty” to map out exactly how we’d do it if we were starting from zero in 2026. We walk step-by-step through a realistic path from beginner to hireable — not theory, not hype, but the practical moves that actually w...

The hiring bar for junior developers has changed, and pretending it hasn’t will only slow your career.  Let's break down a simple strategy to beat the “no experience” trap:  Ship a small product you intend to sell, get one or two real users, and use those lessons to tell stronger stories in interviews. Instead of another tutorial portfolio, you’ll learn to show autonomy, reliability, and owne...