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Hey! OP here. It's one of my first posts here so wasn't quite sure about the title. This links to Telegram channels, so you need to be on Telegram - even tho yo

by xoelop 6y ago

Hey! OP here. It's one of my first posts here so wasn't quite sure about the title. This links to Telegram channels, so you need to be on Telegram - even tho you can also create an email alert at https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true#basic-plan https://findmegigs.com/?remote=true#basic-plan to get the same jobs Do you think that something like 'Show HN: Senior Remote Jobs on Telegram' would have been a better title? Thanks!

sethammons 6y ago
Probably. I don't even know what telegram is and I'm a senior developer who works remotely. I'm def not installing anything. Also, quick question: "OC here" -- I thought "OC" meant "original content" and is used often on reddit because of so many reposts. Is there a different meaning?
- xoelop 6y ago
  Sorry, I meant OP. I'm the guy that's developing this thing, that's what I meant. Sorry for the confusion
gwbas1c 6y ago
What is Telegram and why should I use it? I'm an unemployed senior developer; your exact target audience! Pretty much 90% of the time someone wants me to install (or sign up for) some "thing," it's just some kind of gimmick or has no traction. This is especially the case as a senior developer, where part of my job is healthy skepticism for software I've never heard of. So, IMO, the biggest challenge is communicating what Telegram is and convincing me that I should use it. (That doesn't mean using Telegram is wrong; but when you're using something so new that no one's heard of it, you need to take ownership of promoting it.)
- xoelop 6y ago
  Hi! Telegram has quite some traction with over 200M MAU, but you have a good point. I've made over 50 channels for different roles, from C-Level stuff like CTO, CPO positions to very language-specific channels like Rust, Haskell or React. What I like the most about how I've structured it is that (once you're on Telegram) it's very easy to explore the different channels because they're linked to each other and there's very little friction to join or leave a channel

by xoelop 6y ago

sethammons 6y ago

Probably. I don't even know what telegram is and I'm a senior developer who works remotely. I'm def not installing anything. Also, quick question: "OC here" -- I thought "OC" meant "original content" and is used often on reddit because of so many reposts. Is there a different meaning?

xoelop 6y ago
Sorry, I meant OP. I'm the guy that's developing this thing, that's what I meant. Sorry for the confusion

gwbas1c 6y ago

What is Telegram and why should I use it? I'm an unemployed senior developer; your exact target audience! Pretty much 90% of the time someone wants me to install (or sign up for) some "thing," it's just some kind of gimmick or has no traction. This is especially the case as a senior developer, where part of my job is healthy skepticism for software I've never heard of. So, IMO, the biggest challenge is communicating what Telegram is and convincing me that I should use it. (That doesn't mean using Telegram is wrong; but when you're using something so new that no one's heard of it, you need to take ownership of promoting it.)

xoelop 6y ago
Hi! Telegram has quite some traction with over 200M MAU, but you have a good point. I've made over 50 channels for different roles, from C-Level stuff like CTO, CPO positions to very language-specific channels like Rust, Haskell or React. What I like the most about how I've structured it is that (once you're on Telegram) it's very easy to explore the different channels because they're linked to each other and there's very little friction to join or leave a channel