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What type of position were you looking for? I have friends who do backend dev in Denver (lots of Go and Rails folks), and recruiters are beating down the doors

What type of position were you looking for? I have friends who do backend dev in Denver (lots of Go and Rails folks), and recruiters are beating down the doors to hire them. I haven't heard of anyone going for more than a few weeks before landing a solid gig in the area.

starwind0 9y ago
Android devs. We can find iOS easily. No one wants to do Android. Seems weird given that android is OS. But I live in Austin now, not Denver. Denver is terrible.
- matwood 9y ago
  > Android devs. We can find iOS easily. No one wants to do Android. Seems weird given that android is OS. Having done both, Android development is a pain and just not fun. The simulator/emulator situation has improved a lot which helps, but it used to be a terrible development experience.
  - markcerqueira 9y ago
    When did you last do Android? I've done both for about eight years and while the development tools at first on Android were total trash I cannot stand Xcode and the iOS development ecosystem these days. Throw in Swift and things get worse. On the other side, Java/Kotlin interoperability in Android Studio is great and the tooling keeps improving.
    - starwind0 9y ago
      I still do Android. A lot better since we went to studio, but it's still far far from where it needs to be.
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  - starwind0 9y ago
    Yeahhhh. Heck just trying to do UI or integration tests are a pain. Not to mention the things I do to match the iOS animations my counter part got for free.
stevenwoo 9y ago
Maybe it's also an issue of job seekers not looking/knowing the right place to search? Off the top of my head there were not too many Denver postings in last months hiring post but hacker news might not be the best place to look.
- starwind0 9y ago
  It's not that hard to get a job as an Android dev. It's hard to find a good place to work. Not to mention everyone wanted contract.
- kylixz 9y ago
  I hate to hijack this post, but I need help in Denver. And no, I'm not a recruiter... I'm a tech lead. Chesapeake Technology also supports remote opportunities and have a few sites around the country. I think we have a pretty relaxed, yet get stuff done culture that I've had a hard time finding at other work places. In our Denver office there are about 10 people that come in semi-regularly but work remote as life happens. If you're into IoT, Software Defined Radio, and know the JVM pretty well... you'd be a perfect fit but we'll happily embrace people that demonstrate motivation and a desire to learn. We have a few core products that we work on for the defense industry as well as a random one-off research work. Some travel required periodically. Apply here: https://cticinc.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=4&source=ycombinator https://cticinc.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=4&source=ycomb... or ask me questions.
  - Arubis 9y ago
    If you haven’t already, I’d suggest joining https://denverdevs.org/ https://denverdevs.org/ and dropping this into #topic-gigs on a Gigs Day. There’s a pretty active community there, and word of mouth branches out.

starwind0 9y ago

Android devs. We can find iOS easily. No one wants to do Android. Seems weird given that android is OS. But I live in Austin now, not Denver. Denver is terrible.

matwood 9y ago
> Android devs. We can find iOS easily. No one wants to do Android. Seems weird given that android is OS. Having done both, Android development is a pain and just not fun. The simulator/emulator situation has improved a lot which helps, but it used to be a terrible development experience.
- markcerqueira 9y ago
  When did you last do Android? I've done both for about eight years and while the development tools at first on Android were total trash I cannot stand Xcode and the iOS development ecosystem these days. Throw in Swift and things get worse. On the other side, Java/Kotlin interoperability in Android Studio is great and the tooling keeps improving.
  - starwind0 9y ago
    I still do Android. A lot better since we went to studio, but it's still far far from where it needs to be.
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- starwind0 9y ago
  Yeahhhh. Heck just trying to do UI or integration tests are a pain. Not to mention the things I do to match the iOS animations my counter part got for free.

stevenwoo 9y ago

Maybe it's also an issue of job seekers not looking/knowing the right place to search? Off the top of my head there were not too many Denver postings in last months hiring post but hacker news might not be the best place to look.

starwind0 9y ago
It's not that hard to get a job as an Android dev. It's hard to find a good place to work. Not to mention everyone wanted contract.
kylixz 9y ago
I hate to hijack this post, but I need help in Denver. And no, I'm not a recruiter... I'm a tech lead. Chesapeake Technology also supports remote opportunities and have a few sites around the country. I think we have a pretty relaxed, yet get stuff done culture that I've had a hard time finding at other work places. In our Denver office there are about 10 people that come in semi-regularly but work remote as life happens. If you're into IoT, Software Defined Radio, and know the JVM pretty well... you'd be a perfect fit but we'll happily embrace people that demonstrate motivation and a desire to learn. We have a few core products that we work on for the defense industry as well as a random one-off research work. Some travel required periodically. Apply here: https://cticinc.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=4&source=ycombinator https://cticinc.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=4&source=ycomb... or ask me questions.
- Arubis 9y ago
  If you haven’t already, I’d suggest joining https://denverdevs.org/ https://denverdevs.org/ and dropping this into #topic-gigs on a Gigs Day. There’s a pretty active community there, and word of mouth branches out.