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Is anyone else confused by "6-8 years of GenAI / MCP / RAG experience" in job postings?

I keep seeing job postings that ask for 6, 7, or even 8 years of experience in generative AI, or in "AI engineering" with things like RAG, embeddings, agents, and MCP.

I get that some of them may mean a mix of software engineering, machine learning, and AI. Machine learning is much older, so maybe they count those years. And some probably just mean "6 years as an engineer, and now you work with AI".

But a lot of postings clearly say GenAI itself. ChatGPT came out at the end of 2022, so that is about 4 years. The term RAG comes from a 2020 paper. MCP is only about 2 years old. Nobody can have 6 years of real production experience in these.

So how do you read these requirements? Do you apply anyway? Does anyone know if the number is real, or is it just a copy-paste from an old template?

Curious what recruiters, hiring managers, and people who got hired in this field think.

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u/Desperate-Yak3708 — 6 days ago
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Software engineer from Morocco trying to move to Portugal or Czechia. How would you find a job?

Hi everyone,

I am a software engineer from Morocco with 4 years of experience. I mostly work with PHP and Laravel, and in the last year I moved into AI (RAG, agents, MCP).

I want to build my life and career in Portugal or Czechia.

I know it is not easy, and I know the road is long. But I want to try my best. I was born in Morocco, but my mindset and way of seeing life are different from the people around me, and I feel that I belong more in Europe. For me it is not mainly about money. It is about peace of mind and a life that fits me. I am ready to work hard, learn the language, and start from a normal salary.

I will need visa sponsorship, so I am looking for companies that really hire people from outside the EU.

Three things I would love your advice on:

  1. Where did you find your job? LinkedIn, Relocate.me, company websites, recruiters?

  2. Which companies do you know that sponsor visas for developers?

  3. What mistake did you make that I can avoid?

Thank you for reading. Even one tip would mean a lot to me.

u/Desperate-Yak3708 — 6 days ago