Rick76

Hey HN. I'm a software developer of 4 years and have pretty good technical skills but where I struggle is medium to large projects where structure, organization and consistency is more important than the technicals.

I am for the first time the main developer on a large project at work, I don't feel like what they are asking is unreasonable. I’m saying that in case people believe that they are setting me up for failure.

I'm managing adjustments to a large database and a large codebase of 2 APIs, and a WebApp. I find myself confused and spend more time cleaning my code then actually developing.

.NET and blazor if that matters

Any Tips?

I'm a full-stack developer, .NET and React are my specialty. I've gotten really interested in lower level projects currently, especially the Linux development and embedded design.

I have multiple smaller Pico projects under my belt, but I understand that does not correlate 100% with the embedded field. Personally, from my perspective, it would feel like the equivalent to someone building a static HTML site and applying for a full-stack position, but I don't know how to fix that.

The Web Dev field and Embedded field feel extremely different, so I have the fear that with the current job market, even if I commit fully to ensuring my personal portfolio shows a lot of embedded programming, that I won't be trusted for professional projects.