There were a lot of tech startups that hired big in 2020-2022, that laid off in 2023. This doesn't mean it will never be a good market for devs again, but it d

There were a lot of tech startups that hired big in 2020-2022, that laid off in 2023. This doesn't mean it will never be a good market for devs again, but it does mean that it will take a little while for all those laid off devs to find spots again. In some cases, companies that had given up on being able to hire their own devs, will need to notice that it is now possible again, and that it can be useful to have their own employee who can do glue logic, etc. It takes time for an economic change of this size to be "digested". When you see a job posting with very precise skill sets required, and many years, that often means that they already know who they want to put in the job, but for legal reasons they have to post it. Which doesn't necessarily mean there's no point in applying; you might get their attention for another position, even if the original one they already have someone in mind for. But, this year is probably going to be tough.