Really depends on your background doesn't it? You could have convictions, be sanctioned, have visa problems, or all kinds of things that are not easily solvable.

Please let me know when finding a job in software engineering in 2026 is feasible for everyone with ‘computer skills’.

Oh hell, no. Does anyone remember Sandboxescaper/Polarbear? Very skilled researcher, but also crashouts and mental problems.

Had a job at MSFT once, but is now struggling to earn money at all and is posting heart breaking stuff on Twitter. https://x.com/WeirdQuadratic

Hope she finds a way out and a more stable and fun job in the future.

King Terry was living proof this is not true.

Good with computers and good with people/job search/finances are not the same thing, and are often inversely correlated.

Then you pay him since you see the value he’s creating so clearly.

We are, quite notably, in a huge hiring crisis where vast numbers of programmers and researchers can't even get interviews. It really is not that simple