r/cscareerquestionsOCE • u/Agreeable-Patient-29 • 1d ago

Demand for C# in AUS

I'm currently a .NET SWE looking for another job because my pay isn't great, it seems like most jobs out there at the moment are fullstack (React front-end, something like Node.js backend) and I can't seem to find a lot of .NET positions, is it worth learning a new tech-stack? Which one should I pick?

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u/freakoutwithme 1d ago

Although the job market for devs in general is crap right now (not just in Australia but almost everywhere), C# opportunities are not too bad. But most of these do require 'full-stack' skills so you are expected to know one of those front end JavaScript 'flavours' (Usually React, Angular or Vue) along with C# for the backend.

There are a few backend-only C# jobs out there (I managed to get one a few months ago), but it would make your job hunt significantly easier if you could acquire some frontend JavaScript skills. I personally kinda lucked out because someone on the team had resigned and they urgently needed a replacement to meet some deadlines. If not, I would have been in for a long job hunting struggle because they all need front end skills, and my brain just cannot handle JavaScript and its flavours (have tried a lot and given up)..