A former Oracle engineer on an H-1B visa says AI and tech layoffs pushed him into constant career-prep mode
An H-1B visa holder shares his anxieties regarding job security in the tech industry due to mass layoffs and the rapid advancement of AI. He describes a state of constant career-prep to remain competitive in a shifting job market.
Why it matters
It illustrates the intersection of immigration policy, labor market instability, and the disruptive influence of AI on software engineering careers.
Ayush Raj Jha moved from India to the US in 2018 to pursue a master's degree in computer science. Ayush Raj Jha Ayush Raj Jha said he worries about AI's impact on software engineering. Jha said tech layoffs have created "constant fear and uncertainty" for H-1B visa holders. He shared how he's adapting to an evolving software engineering industry. When Ayush Raj Jha moved from India to Illinois in 2018 to pursue a master's degree in computer science, he was optimistic about the future of software engineering . Now, after years of layoffs and the rapid rise of AI , he's worried about the future of his industry — and his long-term future in the US. Jha is one of hundreds of thousands of workers in the US on an H-1B visa , for whom losing a job can mean more than losing a paycheck.
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