{"id":26211,"date":"2026-08-03T15:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26211"},"modified":"2026-08-03T15:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:38:17","slug":"a-former-oracle-engineer-on-an-h-1b-visa-says-ai-and-tech-layoffs-pushed-him-into-constant-career-prep-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26211","title":{"rendered":"A former Oracle engineer on an H-1B visa says AI and tech layoffs pushed him into constant career-prep mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"bodyItems-wrapper\">\n<ul class=\"yf-1jsc1up\">\n<li class=\"yf-1jsc1up\">\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Ayush Raj Jha said he worries about AI&#8217;s impact on software engineering.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1jsc1up\">\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Jha said tech layoffs have created &#8220;constant fear and uncertainty&#8221; for H-1B visa holders.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1jsc1up\">\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->He shared how he&#8217;s adapting to an evolving software engineering industry.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->When Ayush Raj Jha moved from India to Illinois in 2018 to pursue a master&#8217;s degree in computer science, he was optimistic about the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/great-coding-reset-ai-software-engineering-2026-7?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoocom&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_source=yahoo\" data-ylk=\"slk:software%20engineering;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;software engineering&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">software engineering<\/a>.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Now, after years of layoffs and the rapid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/companies-waiting-ai-productivity-boom-2026-6?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoocom&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_source=yahoo\" data-ylk=\"slk:rise%20of%20AI;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;rise of AI&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">rise of AI<\/a>, he&#8217;s worried about the future of his industry \u2014 and his long-term future in the US.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Jha is one of hundreds of thousands of workers in the US on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/h-1b-visa-filings-rise-for-anthropic-openai-nvidia-2026-6?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoocom&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_source=yahoo\" data-ylk=\"slk:H-1B%20visa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;H-1B visa&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">H-1B visa<\/a>, for whom losing a job can mean more than losing a paycheck. They generally have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/h1b-visa-laid-off-google-hired-at-amazon-chinese-engineering-2026-7?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoocom&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_source=yahoo\" data-ylk=\"slk:60%20days%20to%20find;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;60 days to find&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">60 days to find<\/a> a new employer or risk losing their legal status in the US.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Major employers in tech rely heavily on H-1B workers. Federal data shows that the &#8220;Magnificent 7&#8221; companies, including the likes of Amazon and Apple, have had more than 200,000 H-1B applications approved since October 2020.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->&#8220;It&#8217;s really started impacting the lives of people who are on visas,&#8221; Jha said. &#8220;There&#8217;s constant fear and uncertainty.&#8221;<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->He&#8217;s among the tech workers who are looking for ways to stay competitive in an evolving industry. Some<strong> <\/strong>are responding by working harder and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tech-workers-learning-ai-tools-after-work-productivity-jobs-amazon-2026-6?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoocom&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_source=yahoo\" data-ylk=\"slk:learning%20AI%20skills;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;learning AI skills&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">learning AI skills<\/a>, while others are preparing for job searches or actively seeking more secure roles.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text text-block heading text-left neo-font-heading-lg  yf-18d6y07\" role=\"heading\" id=\"323500c3-9a53-44ad-aa35-a0437b27ef95\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><strong>AI&#8217;s impact on software engineering<\/strong><!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/h2>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->After earning a master&#8217;s degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2020, Jha joined Motorola Solutions as a software engineer, where he worked on software for public safety agencies. In 2022, he joined Oracle as a senior software engineer, where he helped build cloud infrastructure used to deploy healthcare software to hospitals. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/history-of-openai-company-chatgpt-elon-musk-founded-2022-12?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoocom&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_source=yahoo\" data-ylk=\"slk:ChatGPT%20was%20released;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ChatGPT was released&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ChatGPT was released<\/a> late that year.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Since then, Jha said two things have reinforced his concerns about AI&#8217;s impact on software engineering. The first is his experience using AI tools.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"article-figure-image\" class=\"yf-750ceo\">\n<div class=\"image-container yf-j98iil loader\" style=\"--max-height: 720px;\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper yf-j98iil\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 960 \/ 720; --img-max-width: 960px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/4F8BE6AE34DA760A62D3651CE571A60D3F705F28F40804DF01DFBF9F28126AA3\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fbusiness_insider_consolidated_articles_886%2Fca431065a32106a02523e4d0e2dfe756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Ayush Raj Jha\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-j98iil loader\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"yf-750ceo\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Ayush Raj Jha said learning AI has become essential to staying competitive as a software engineer.Ayush Raj Jha<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->To stay competitive, Jha said he spends an estimated eight to 10 hours a week outside of work taking online courses on platforms like LinkedIn Learning and Coursera, experimenting with coding tools, and contributing to open-source projects. Seeing what the technology can do firsthand has both impressed and worried him, he said.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->&#8220;If we don&#8217;t adapt to these new technologies, it just becomes impossible to stay relevant or even be employable at this point,&#8221; he said.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The second is LinkedIn. He said posts about tech layoffs have become a regular sight on his feed, serving as a constant reminder of how quickly the industry is changing.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>   <button class=\"secondary-btn fin-size-large readmore-button    rounded   yf-r7dg9i\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;itc:1;sec:content-canvas;slk:Story%20Continues\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;readmore&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Story Continues&quot;}\" aria-label=\"Story Continues\" title=\"Story Continues\"> <span>Story Continues<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrapper\" style=\"display: none\" data-testid=\"read-more\">\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Business Insider is speaking with workers who&#8217;ve found themselves at a corporate crossroads \u2014 whether due to a layoff, resignation, job search, or shifting workplace expectations.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><strong>Share your story<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSechTVqVWQve8iqYssNriCXdtwwdgGRixNNZpmslSKBQqIJ8g\/viewform?usp=header\" data-ylk=\"slk:filling%20out%20this%20form;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;filling out this form&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">filling out this form<\/a>.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text text-block heading text-left neo-font-heading-lg  yf-18d6y07\" role=\"heading\" id=\"bec59160-abf9-4e05-9411-fa61d891733f\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><strong>Moving on from Oracle<\/strong><!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/h2>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Earlier this year, Jha started looking for a more senior, higher-paying role where he could make a bigger impact.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/oracle-offers-us-workers-up-to-26-weeks-severance-2026-3?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoocom&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_source=yahoo\" data-ylk=\"slk:Layoffs%20at%20Oracle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Layoffs at Oracle&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Layoffs at Oracle<\/a>, most recently in March, had heightened his concerns about job security. While his primary focus was career advancement, he also hoped to find an employer that could offer greater stability, in part because of his visa status.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Jha said his job search was fairly challenging, which he expected given <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tech-jobs-getting-demolished-great-recession-dot-com-era-2026-3?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoocom&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_source=yahoo\" data-ylk=\"slk:the%20hiring%20slowdown;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the hiring slowdown&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">the hiring slowdown<\/a> across parts of the tech sector. Eventually, he found a staff software engineer opening at a customer service software company that came with a higher title and pay than his position at Oracle.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The company&#8217;s reputation for a strong engineering culture and ability to attract skilled professionals from diverse backgrounds was also a draw, Jha said. And it was privately owned, so Jha believed it might face less short-term pressure from market expectations, quarterly earnings, and shareholders \u2014 dynamics he hoped would make the role more secure than one at a public company.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Jha accepted an offer in July. Before starting with his new employer in September, Jha said he plans to take a roughly two-month career break while his H-1B transfer is finalized.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text text-block heading text-left neo-font-heading-lg  yf-18d6y07\" role=\"heading\" id=\"289293a7-205e-4c32-9594-21ee6de413e8\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><strong>Advice for other engineers<\/strong><!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/h2>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Jha believes his more than a decade of experience as a software engineer helped him land his new role, but he also believes his online coursework and open-source contributions were important.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->&#8220;I always try to stay up to date with market trends and emerging technologies rather than only focusing on day-to-day company work or simply building my resume,&#8221; he said.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Jha said his advice to tech workers, regardless of their visa status, is to always be prepared to interview for their next job.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->&#8220;At this point with AI adoption, it does not matter how well you perform even at your current company \u2014 you could be replaceable,&#8221; he said.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><em>Do you have a story to share? 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