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Ask HN: What should I do to land a “non-trivial” remote job?

I started my job searching nearly 3 months ago, and did not have great success. I have around 3 years of experience, mostly in the backend spectrum and can do some frontend/DevOps/platform stuff if it is needed. I found my solace in functional programming, and exploring programming language theory (interpreters and compilers), and really want my next job to be either: - In a functional programming language (I can do Clojure and OCaml semi-well), or - Allows me to dive deep into interpreters, or compilers, or anything that is more challenging than backend data gluing I implemented a related side project (a toy Lisp interpreter in OCaml), but was not sure if it helps. Networking does not work for me, as most jobs in my country are the typical data gluing ones in popular languages. I figured that my choices are in remote jobs, but I have a hard time finding/applying to them. What else can I do, HN?

turtleyacht 3y ago
Have you tried this link? It was top of mind for me, due to recent discussions around HN "slash links" [1]: Jobs at YC Startups - https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/lists https://news.ycombinator.com/lists
- thanhnguyen2187 3y ago
  Thanks for the reply. I had no success with Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent) and WorkAtAStartUp, and Monthly HN Hiring. I cannot be sure if /jobs is going to be different, but I will have a look anyway.
  - turtleyacht 3y ago
    Have you also tried StackOverflow Jobs? https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/companies https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/companies As well, ask some friends to forward you their job links on LinkedIn, if the request would be well-received. I'm not sure, but functional programming with systems programming seems pretty niche. Have you also tried contacting research folks in that area? It's kind of a cold call, though. But they may know someone at Commercial Corp.
    - dave4420 3y ago
      I thought Stackoverflow Jobs had shut down!
      - turtleyacht 3y ago
        I thought so too. But there's a website: https://stackoverflow.co/company/work-here https://stackoverflow.co/company/work-here Er, this one: https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/companies https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/companies I knew StackOverflow Jobs was going to shut down because they warned us about it. But the site itself looks up.
      - jhugo 3y ago
        It did.
        turtleyacht 3y ago
        Yes indeed, as of last year: StackOverflow: Sunsetting Jobs and Developer Story by April 2022 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30023343 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30023343 - Jan 2022 (79 comments)
  - Zaheer 3y ago
    We just launched https://www.levels.fyi/jobs https://www.levels.fyi/jobs - check it out and hope it helps!
    - turtleyacht 3y ago
      Just remembered. There's People-First Jobs as well. Doesn't seem to be a lot of Functional Programming (FP), system-related posts, but just wanted to share another resource: https://peoplefirstjobs.com/ https://peoplefirstjobs.com/ Which reminds me, with DevOps experience, also check out companies using Dhall (Haskell-inspired, type-safe configuration) or Cue.
    - avinassh 3y ago
      Hey! I have some feedback. The remote jobs need more filtering. Some remote jobs restrict to a few countries and some are global. There is no easy way for me to find all the remote jobs which hire from India
brudgers 3y ago
If your passion is compilers and interpreters, do that and treat your day job as a day job. Same as if your passion was barbershop quartet or scrapbooking. I mean sure there are jobs doing each of these things. But they are few and far between and filled based on relationships among professionals. Compiler people hire other compiler people because they prioritize who they team up with. Three years experience is not thirty years experience and it’s not a PhD, and those signal commitment beyond wanting an interesting day job. Good luck.

turtleyacht 3y ago

Have you tried this link? It was top of mind for me, due to recent discussions around HN "slash links" [1]: Jobs at YC Startups - https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/lists https://news.ycombinator.com/lists

thanhnguyen2187 3y ago
Thanks for the reply. I had no success with Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent) and WorkAtAStartUp, and Monthly HN Hiring. I cannot be sure if /jobs is going to be different, but I will have a look anyway.
- turtleyacht 3y ago
  Have you also tried StackOverflow Jobs? https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/companies https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/companies As well, ask some friends to forward you their job links on LinkedIn, if the request would be well-received. I'm not sure, but functional programming with systems programming seems pretty niche. Have you also tried contacting research folks in that area? It's kind of a cold call, though. But they may know someone at Commercial Corp.
  - dave4420 3y ago
    I thought Stackoverflow Jobs had shut down!
    - turtleyacht 3y ago
      I thought so too. But there's a website: https://stackoverflow.co/company/work-here https://stackoverflow.co/company/work-here Er, this one: https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/companies https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/companies I knew StackOverflow Jobs was going to shut down because they warned us about it. But the site itself looks up.
    - jhugo 3y ago
      It did.
      - turtleyacht 3y ago
        Yes indeed, as of last year: StackOverflow: Sunsetting Jobs and Developer Story by April 2022 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30023343 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30023343 - Jan 2022 (79 comments)
- Zaheer 3y ago
  We just launched https://www.levels.fyi/jobs https://www.levels.fyi/jobs - check it out and hope it helps!
  - turtleyacht 3y ago
    Just remembered. There's People-First Jobs as well. Doesn't seem to be a lot of Functional Programming (FP), system-related posts, but just wanted to share another resource: https://peoplefirstjobs.com/ https://peoplefirstjobs.com/ Which reminds me, with DevOps experience, also check out companies using Dhall (Haskell-inspired, type-safe configuration) or Cue.
  - avinassh 3y ago
    Hey! I have some feedback. The remote jobs need more filtering. Some remote jobs restrict to a few countries and some are global. There is no easy way for me to find all the remote jobs which hire from India

brudgers 3y ago

If your passion is compilers and interpreters, do that and treat your day job as a day job. Same as if your passion was barbershop quartet or scrapbooking. I mean sure there are jobs doing each of these things. But they are few and far between and filled based on relationships among professionals. Compiler people hire other compiler people because they prioritize who they team up with. Three years experience is not thirty years experience and it’s not a PhD, and those signal commitment beyond wanting an interesting day job. Good luck.