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We use Elixir, and basically every developer we’ve hired has had zero Elixir experience prior to joining our team. Like any language it takes some time to get u
by peterbonney 5y ago
We use Elixir, and basically every developer we’ve hired has had zero Elixir experience prior to joining our team. Like any language it takes some time to get up to speed with the ins and outs, but I’d rather have a good developer with no Elixir experience than a mediocre-to-poor developer well versed in the language.
I can’t speak for any other company, but I suspect that any team that has made the decision to use Elixir is (a) well aware of the low market penetration it has, and (b) not screening out resumes based on inexperience with the language.
Edit: I should add that, despite all of that, I think it’s a fun language and any developer would probably enjoy dabbling in it regardless of vocational prospects.
- the_only_law 5y agoI started applying to some Elixir jobs and have gotten a ton of screening rejections. I haven’t written it before but I have done a little Erlang, albeit not professionally.
- brailsafe 5y agoHow are these screens performed? I'm noticing the same thing with other stacks.
- gentleman11 5y agoI got turned down for having no .net experience, although I listed c# work on my resume and talked about it in the interview. Those keywords/ buzzwords/checklists will bite you
- lostcolony 5y agoYeah, but is that any different than the number of rejections when applying to jobs with languages you -do- list? Everyone has an overaggressive filter based on idiot heuristics; it's just the nature of software interviewing in this day and age.
- arthurcolle 5y agoI mean, you can't fault them for testing you on something you want to use in a job professionally, right?
- strzibny 5y agoYou can. Most professions are not being tested this way. If you have education in the field + a lot of real experience, there is no reason to give someone a programming exercise.
- strzibny 5y agoI don't know why the downvote, but I talk from experience. I was hired this way (chat in a coffee shop), and I never required it when I was hiring...
- the_only_law 5y agoI’m not getting tested in anything. I meant screened out at the ATS level.
- peterbonney 5y agoIf you’re on the job hunt and you’re interested in Elixir, I can guarantee we won’t reject you through an automated resume screen (I think they’re terrible and we don’t use them :). My email is in my HN profile - feel free to reach out!
- newtoelixir 5y agoThank you! Automated screening is incredibly rude. Imagine if candidates started writing resumes/cover letters using AI. How would companies feel?
- conradfr 5y agoFrom my experience loosely looking for an Elixir job, Elixir ads has more chance to ask for Ruby experience than Elixir. Or maybe I notice those more because I don't know Ruby and RoR.
- peterbonney 5y agoThat makes sense. Ruby is an excellent base for starting with Elixir.
- technological 5y agoHow do you define "medicore-to-poor" developer who knows the language ?
- peterbonney 5y agoI don’t - I was just speaking abstractly. In practice I can’t recall ever meeting a dev with elixir experience who seemed unqualified. And I’m using “seemed” rather than something more definitive because I’m referring to a broader set than just people I’ve interviewed for a job.