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In Europe there is a huge number of open positions for the lowest end of qualifications: testers, junior developers, web designers etc, but a very small number

In Europe there is a huge number of open positions for the lowest end of qualifications: testers, junior developers, web designers etc, but a very small number for senior developers, architects. This correlates with salaries, jobs with entry level salaries are all over the place, but not the higher end. Again, this is in Europe.

sofixa 5y ago
Europe where? In France the market for senior architects, SRE, DevOps, etc. is extremely hot on both sides - i recently went over a job search over a few months and got multiple very good proposals very quickly; and on the other side, i talk regularly with people involved in recruitment, and there are a lot of open unfilled senior positions. Heck, i get 2-3 recruiters with legitimate job offers weekly on LinkedIn.
- AdrianB1 5y ago
  Eastern Europe. I am hiring in several countries and also looking out, the number of quality applicants is abysmal and I get dozens and dozens of weird calls for impossible jobs (that require a team of 5 to cover) or "entry level" senior architect with 15 years of experience (not kidding, it was a German company coming with that requirement). Probably the meaning is entry level pay for senior level people.
  - sofixa 5y ago
    I guess that makes sense. Recently i got an email from a VMware recruiter for a conference aimed at Bulgarians living outside of Bulgaria, to talk about opportunities at VMware Bulgaria. They must be pretty desperate for talent to make such reaches, even if it makes sense from their end, they can offer something rather unique.
    - AdrianB1 5y ago
      They bet on hiring cheap people in Bulgaria and finding that the supply is not infinite, so they are trying to source some. All the companies with offices in Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine etc are looking for cheap workforce, preferably very skilled and experienced but accepting to work for 1/4 to 1/8 of SV salaries. These days even India is quite expensive and the value proposition (cost-benefit) used to be better for Eastern Europe (similar or a bit higher cost, much better quality and results), so they are hiring in this region as much as possible.

sofixa 5y ago

Europe where? In France the market for senior architects, SRE, DevOps, etc. is extremely hot on both sides - i recently went over a job search over a few months and got multiple very good proposals very quickly; and on the other side, i talk regularly with people involved in recruitment, and there are a lot of open unfilled senior positions. Heck, i get 2-3 recruiters with legitimate job offers weekly on LinkedIn.

AdrianB1 5y ago
Eastern Europe. I am hiring in several countries and also looking out, the number of quality applicants is abysmal and I get dozens and dozens of weird calls for impossible jobs (that require a team of 5 to cover) or "entry level" senior architect with 15 years of experience (not kidding, it was a German company coming with that requirement). Probably the meaning is entry level pay for senior level people.
- sofixa 5y ago
  I guess that makes sense. Recently i got an email from a VMware recruiter for a conference aimed at Bulgarians living outside of Bulgaria, to talk about opportunities at VMware Bulgaria. They must be pretty desperate for talent to make such reaches, even if it makes sense from their end, they can offer something rather unique.
  - AdrianB1 5y ago
    They bet on hiring cheap people in Bulgaria and finding that the supply is not infinite, so they are trying to source some. All the companies with offices in Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine etc are looking for cheap workforce, preferably very skilled and experienced but accepting to work for 1/4 to 1/8 of SV salaries. These days even India is quite expensive and the value proposition (cost-benefit) used to be better for Eastern Europe (similar or a bit higher cost, much better quality and results), so they are hiring in this region as much as possible.