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Mike, this is very nice of you to offer. How is the tech-job market in So Fl? Any tips etc?

mikegreenberg 15y ago
Job market is great for tech, but it really depends on the type of work you're interested in. I'm interested in playing with more cutting edge web tech, and that is primarily in Seattle, Boulder, Silicon Valley (of course), New York. There are always exceptions, but I've not been very enticed by the offerings. In South Florida, there is a lot of Android dev work happening with some great groups and education programs going on here to support it. Military defense engineering is hiring a lot in this area along with some big name corps like Citrix, Microsoft, and Lexus Nexus. I've found a lot of jack-of-all-trades positions that are opening up where you'd be an IT/Dev/Support/Networking guy for a small biz. (Personally, blegh...) And there's plenty of call center work. (Gag) I haven't been personally looking at work here, but I know there are some resources around which focus on the South Florida job scene. No lack of work for people who can go out and find it. If you'd like some introductions, I can certainly help you get connected if you'd like. Feel free to get in touch. (my first and last initials at nobulb.com) Cheers!
- abbasmehdi 15y ago
  Thanks Mike! :)
auston 15y ago
I'd like to chime in with a different POV on this: There is a decent amount of Agency/Studio/Dev Houses here & they are often hiring. On top of that, there are a nice amount of "corporate" jobs, on a weekly basis, I see at least 5-7 PHP jobs, 1-3 Sys Admin jobs & the occasional Ruby/Python job come through my inbox. Lastly, There are also is a small bunch of "cool" startup companies, like CareCloud, 3DCart, CloudShopper, Myxer, ImANeed (Pancake Movement), LiveBall (ioninteractive), Dashboard CRM, SyncPad (39, inc), DevStructure!, Luxset, Pikchur (only partly here), WebbyNode, Veddio & VoxMed. Who may not always be hiring, but are definitely doing really cool/worthwhile things. As far as tips, just be involved with the community - it will open up so many opportunities for you!
- mikegreenberg 15y ago
  I can vouch for this activity as well. As I mentioned, South Florida is not as much on my radar as some of the other locations (partly also because I've lived here forever and want to move just to change things up). There is plenty to find here and the competition isn't so stiff that you'd have to be a rockstar to find anything. That said, things are ramping up in a big way in South Florida and you'll definitely see things trending for the better as the months continue.
- abbasmehdi 15y ago
  Thanks sir! :-) My fiance is from Ft. Ld and wants us to move there.
  - auston 15y ago
    awesome! we need more brain power! feel free to reach out to me or mike & between us and the rest of the south florida community, we should be able to help you out!
  - auston 15y ago
    oh, also, you'll probably find this helpful: http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Miami-FL-startup-scene-like-these-days http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Miami-FL-startup-scene-like...
    - abbasmehdi 15y ago
      Wow, this was amazing. Abbas

Job market is great for tech, but it really depends on the type of work you're interested in. I'm interested in playing with more cutting edge web tech, and that is primarily in Seattle, Boulder, Silicon Valley (of course), New York. There are always exceptions, but I've not been very enticed by the offerings. In South Florida, there is a lot of Android dev work happening with some great groups and education programs going on here to support it. Military defense engineering is hiring a lot in this area along with some big name corps like Citrix, Microsoft, and Lexus Nexus. I've found a lot of jack-of-all-trades positions that are opening up where you'd be an IT/Dev/Support/Networking guy for a small biz. (Personally, blegh...) And there's plenty of call center work. (Gag) I haven't been personally looking at work here, but I know there are some resources around which focus on the South Florida job scene. No lack of work for people who can go out and find it. If you'd like some introductions, I can certainly help you get connected if you'd like. Feel free to get in touch. (my first and last initials at nobulb.com) Cheers!

abbasmehdi 15y ago
Thanks Mike! :)

auston 15y ago

I'd like to chime in with a different POV on this: There is a decent amount of Agency/Studio/Dev Houses here & they are often hiring. On top of that, there are a nice amount of "corporate" jobs, on a weekly basis, I see at least 5-7 PHP jobs, 1-3 Sys Admin jobs & the occasional Ruby/Python job come through my inbox. Lastly, There are also is a small bunch of "cool" startup companies, like CareCloud, 3DCart, CloudShopper, Myxer, ImANeed (Pancake Movement), LiveBall (ioninteractive), Dashboard CRM, SyncPad (39, inc), DevStructure!, Luxset, Pikchur (only partly here), WebbyNode, Veddio & VoxMed. Who may not always be hiring, but are definitely doing really cool/worthwhile things. As far as tips, just be involved with the community - it will open up so many opportunities for you!

mikegreenberg 15y ago
I can vouch for this activity as well. As I mentioned, South Florida is not as much on my radar as some of the other locations (partly also because I've lived here forever and want to move just to change things up). There is plenty to find here and the competition isn't so stiff that you'd have to be a rockstar to find anything. That said, things are ramping up in a big way in South Florida and you'll definitely see things trending for the better as the months continue.
abbasmehdi 15y ago
Thanks sir! :-) My fiance is from Ft. Ld and wants us to move there.
- auston 15y ago
  awesome! we need more brain power! feel free to reach out to me or mike & between us and the rest of the south florida community, we should be able to help you out!
- auston 15y ago
  oh, also, you'll probably find this helpful: http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Miami-FL-startup-scene-like-these-days http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Miami-FL-startup-scene-like...
  - abbasmehdi 15y ago
    Wow, this was amazing. Abbas