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Show HN: JobInChain – Find a Job as a Blockchain Developer

58 points by krakaukiosk 9y ago

krakaukiosk 9y ago
Posting this for a friend who has currently some issues with his HN account.
- slv20n 9y ago
  Thank you for your help ;)
slv20n 9y ago
Hi HN, I have been working on this job board for blockchain related tech jobs. I keep it as simple as possible but i will improve it with some feature (like filters) from feedback that i can gather. I hope some of you will find this project usefull, and, of course, i'm staying available if you have any suggestions.
- cgopalan 9y ago
  Nice work. What is the source for these jobs? And do you scrape the sites or use APIs provided by the sources (if they do). Just curious. Thanks!
  - slv20n 9y ago
    Thank you for your feedback! For now it's a mix of me posting offer i cand find and business owner publishing for their company. I have to work more to make the recruiter more aware of my plateform right now.
option_greek 9y ago
Interesting to see that most decentralized developer positions require centralized location (no remote) as a requirement :)
- slv20n 9y ago
  I agree. Lots of company are still not open to full remote working (unfortunatly).
- eksemplar 9y ago
  Most Blockchain projects heading for actual production aren’t decentralized though. Maersk may be heading toward running container ownership claims on Blockchain tech, but they will be in full control of the network and the deciding nodes.
  - Ninn 9y ago
    So.. you mean developing and using a really shitty, slow and expensive database cluster?
    - codetrotter 9y ago
      Does it need to be slow and shitty? Couldn’t “blockchain technology” in the context just refer to it being an immutable log? If the nodes are controlled by one entity there is no point in doing proof-of-work for consensus for example. IMO there is a difference between “blockchain” and “blockchain technology”. The latter means taking parts of or inspiration from how blockchains are built. Even if the technology is not be specific to the blockchain originally, blockchain still helped bring these ideas into the minds of the masses and so I think it is fair to characterize some of these things as “blockchain technology” when that is how some people came to know of them.
      - vomitcuddle 9y ago
        >IMO there is a difference between “blockchain” and “blockchain technology”. The latter means taking parts of or inspiration from how blockchains are built. >Even if the technology is not be specific to the blockchain originally, blockchain still helped bring these ideas into the minds of the masses and so I think it is fair to characterize some of these things as “blockchain technology” when that is how some people came to know of them. What you just described here, when done to obtain money or publicity - is often referred to as "charlatanism".
decorator 9y ago
Was there a reason you decided to focus on a subset of consensus protocols? I.e, only blockchains v. blockchains, DAGs, hashgraphs, and any new protocols that may appear.
- slv20n 9y ago
  No there's no reason. It's just that there are more offers currently for blockchain like Ethereum. Maybe you are right and i should be more open to other consensus protocols. I will keep that in mind, thank you for you feedback !
bryanph_ 9y ago
Dear developers, stop defining yourself with the technology you work with. Instead define yourself based on what you believe in and stand for.
- swyx 9y ago
  https://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-programmer/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-pr...
- dominotw 9y ago
  what if you stand for blockchain or you believe in big data.
  - bryanph_ 9y ago
    Then you stand for nothing at all. You can stand for decentralization of financial systems at which point blockchain might become an enabling technology. But you are arbitrarily limiting yourself if you have such a strong focus on a given paradigm.
MasterDisaster 9y ago
The salary is for one month or one year?
- slv20n 9y ago
  It's for a year. But maybe it's not enought clear ! I will keep that in mind.
- stuntkite 9y ago
  Lol. That really cuts to the heart of it. For swimming in piles of crypto cash and being on the bleeding edge, these cats sure are skinny on the market rate for something super hard with a high expertise requirement coming from a limited pool. What a joke.
haywirez 9y ago
This is useful, but the naming is quite unappealing :) As a sidenote, I see a lot of "normie" devs (as in formerly working for "big data", "cloud" etc. projects) joining blockchain startups suddenly.
- slv20n 9y ago
  Thank you for the feedback! You didn't like the name ? And yes there are a lot of devs that seem to have interest in blockchain.
- paulie_a 9y ago
  I sort of wonder if those are just devs that could't hack it in whatever technology and constantly leap frog to the "new hotness"
mtnGoat 9y ago
frankly, i'm shocked at how low the pay is on many of these. great idea though.
DyslexicAtheist 9y ago
Lol "Job in Chain" with these salaries it does come close to slavery so I guess the naming is right ... What kind of a CTO works for 50K = I guess only those gagging to put "CTO" on their resume? Also exactly how much does an average engineer get when the CTO makes 50K ... Participating in such BS games is fraud against yourself and anyone who receives your CV in future. If you send me your CV and it has blockchain/ethereum/IOTA or similar listed, you'll get shifted to the other pile before you can say proof-of-work.
- madeuptempacct 9y ago
  Why, because the person has taken the time to learn new tech and understands a lot of fundamental concepts like Big O notation, algorithms, and security? You are so clever and efficient.
ksaitor 9y ago
What made you want to launch another crypto job list? Considering that there are a few pretty big players already: https://cryptojobslist.com https://cryptojobslist.com - https://coinality.com https://coinality.com - https://blocktribe.com https://blocktribe.com - etc…
- slv20n 9y ago
  Multiple reasons : I previously had a job board that wasn't targeting any area in particular. It didn't worked so i decide to rebrand it on to focus on blockchain technology because i find that it was hard to find a job in this field. Regarding other big players, i have to agree. But i wanted to create a very simple job board, for developers by a developer. I still have a lot of work but i hope i will be able to differentiate myself from the other websites.

58 points by krakaukiosk 9y ago

krakaukiosk 9y ago

Posting this for a friend who has currently some issues with his HN account.

slv20n 9y ago
Thank you for your help ;)

slv20n 9y ago

Hi HN, I have been working on this job board for blockchain related tech jobs. I keep it as simple as possible but i will improve it with some feature (like filters) from feedback that i can gather. I hope some of you will find this project usefull, and, of course, i'm staying available if you have any suggestions.

cgopalan 9y ago
Nice work. What is the source for these jobs? And do you scrape the sites or use APIs provided by the sources (if they do). Just curious. Thanks!
- slv20n 9y ago
  Thank you for your feedback! For now it's a mix of me posting offer i cand find and business owner publishing for their company. I have to work more to make the recruiter more aware of my plateform right now.

option_greek 9y ago

Interesting to see that most decentralized developer positions require centralized location (no remote) as a requirement :)

slv20n 9y ago
I agree. Lots of company are still not open to full remote working (unfortunatly).
eksemplar 9y ago
Most Blockchain projects heading for actual production aren’t decentralized though. Maersk may be heading toward running container ownership claims on Blockchain tech, but they will be in full control of the network and the deciding nodes.
- Ninn 9y ago
  So.. you mean developing and using a really shitty, slow and expensive database cluster?
  - codetrotter 9y ago
    Does it need to be slow and shitty? Couldn’t “blockchain technology” in the context just refer to it being an immutable log? If the nodes are controlled by one entity there is no point in doing proof-of-work for consensus for example. IMO there is a difference between “blockchain” and “blockchain technology”. The latter means taking parts of or inspiration from how blockchains are built. Even if the technology is not be specific to the blockchain originally, blockchain still helped bring these ideas into the minds of the masses and so I think it is fair to characterize some of these things as “blockchain technology” when that is how some people came to know of them.
    - vomitcuddle 9y ago
      >IMO there is a difference between “blockchain” and “blockchain technology”. The latter means taking parts of or inspiration from how blockchains are built. >Even if the technology is not be specific to the blockchain originally, blockchain still helped bring these ideas into the minds of the masses and so I think it is fair to characterize some of these things as “blockchain technology” when that is how some people came to know of them. What you just described here, when done to obtain money or publicity - is often referred to as "charlatanism".

decorator 9y ago

Was there a reason you decided to focus on a subset of consensus protocols? I.e, only blockchains v. blockchains, DAGs, hashgraphs, and any new protocols that may appear.

slv20n 9y ago
No there's no reason. It's just that there are more offers currently for blockchain like Ethereum. Maybe you are right and i should be more open to other consensus protocols. I will keep that in mind, thank you for you feedback !

bryanph_ 9y ago

Dear developers, stop defining yourself with the technology you work with. Instead define yourself based on what you believe in and stand for.

swyx 9y ago
https://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-programmer/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-pr...
dominotw 9y ago
what if you stand for blockchain or you believe in big data.
- bryanph_ 9y ago
  Then you stand for nothing at all. You can stand for decentralization of financial systems at which point blockchain might become an enabling technology. But you are arbitrarily limiting yourself if you have such a strong focus on a given paradigm.

MasterDisaster 9y ago

The salary is for one month or one year?

slv20n 9y ago
It's for a year. But maybe it's not enought clear ! I will keep that in mind.
stuntkite 9y ago
Lol. That really cuts to the heart of it. For swimming in piles of crypto cash and being on the bleeding edge, these cats sure are skinny on the market rate for something super hard with a high expertise requirement coming from a limited pool. What a joke.

haywirez 9y ago

This is useful, but the naming is quite unappealing :) As a sidenote, I see a lot of "normie" devs (as in formerly working for "big data", "cloud" etc. projects) joining blockchain startups suddenly.

slv20n 9y ago
Thank you for the feedback! You didn't like the name ? And yes there are a lot of devs that seem to have interest in blockchain.
paulie_a 9y ago
I sort of wonder if those are just devs that could't hack it in whatever technology and constantly leap frog to the "new hotness"

mtnGoat 9y ago

frankly, i'm shocked at how low the pay is on many of these. great idea though.

DyslexicAtheist 9y ago

Lol "Job in Chain" with these salaries it does come close to slavery so I guess the naming is right ... What kind of a CTO works for 50K = I guess only those gagging to put "CTO" on their resume? Also exactly how much does an average engineer get when the CTO makes 50K ... Participating in such BS games is fraud against yourself and anyone who receives your CV in future. If you send me your CV and it has blockchain/ethereum/IOTA or similar listed, you'll get shifted to the other pile before you can say proof-of-work.

madeuptempacct 9y ago
Why, because the person has taken the time to learn new tech and understands a lot of fundamental concepts like Big O notation, algorithms, and security? You are so clever and efficient.

ksaitor 9y ago

What made you want to launch another crypto job list? Considering that there are a few pretty big players already: https://cryptojobslist.com https://cryptojobslist.com - https://coinality.com https://coinality.com - https://blocktribe.com https://blocktribe.com - etc…

slv20n 9y ago
Multiple reasons : I previously had a job board that wasn't targeting any area in particular. It didn't worked so i decide to rebrand it on to focus on blockchain technology because i find that it was hard to find a job in this field. Regarding other big players, i have to agree. But i wanted to create a very simple job board, for developers by a developer. I still have a lot of work but i hope i will be able to differentiate myself from the other websites.