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Life after Stripe and Meta: Techies look to their next move

Recruiters tell Alex Meehan which areas are hot for those looking for a new job

The skillsets most in demand at the moment are those of cloud engineers, project managers, java developers and financial analysts

If you’re one of the hundreds to recently lose their job as companies like Stripe, Twitter, Meta and others shed staff, you’d be forgiven for wanting your next career move to take you away from the volatile world of Big Tech.

Working for a big-name tech giant or unicorn carries prestige, but times are changing and market conditions are making some of these jobs more precarious than they once were. At the same time, investment ...