<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>iliasv.dev</title><link>https://iliasv.dev/</link><description>Recent content on iliasv.dev</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:48:54 +1000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://iliasv.dev/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Passion, Careers and the Pursuit of Knowledge</title><link>https://iliasv.dev/blog/first-post/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:48:54 +1000</pubDate><guid>https://iliasv.dev/blog/first-post/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-are-you-talking-about"&gt;What are you talking about?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is becoming increasingly obvious that the current generation of computer science students are overwhelmed, frustrated and confused about the
nature of the job market in our field. So much so that I consider it a masochistic affair to browse forums and subreddits such as &lt;code&gt;r/csMajors&lt;/code&gt; due to the
obscene amount of dooming and negative rhetoric spread in these communities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With that being said, what is a student to do when faced with these cruel uncertainties about their
potential career? Should they give up? Is software engineering a dead field? Well, I dont have all (or perhaps any) of the answers to these questions, but I feel that I am in a
decent enough position to offer some insight that students might find encouraging or useful in their quest to obtain employment.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Resume</title><link>https://iliasv.dev/resume/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://iliasv.dev/resume/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="education"&gt;Education&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="university-of-technology-sydney"&gt;University of Technology Sydney&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bachelor of Computing Science (Honours)&lt;/em&gt; | Exp. Grad - Mid 2027&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sydney Quantum Academy Next Generation Honours Scholarship for research in Quantum Algorithms.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2 id="experience"&gt;Experience&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="citadel-securities"&gt;Citadel Securities&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Software Engineering Intern&lt;/em&gt; | Nov 2026 - Feb 2027&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excited for this!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="university-of-technology-sydney-1"&gt;University of Technology Sydney&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Casual Academic - 31251 Data Structures &amp;amp; Algorithms&lt;/em&gt; | Feb 2026 - Present&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;DSA Tutor, Fun stuff.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="cochlear"&gt;Cochlear&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Embedded Software Engineer&lt;/em&gt; | Nov 2024 - Jun 2025&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>