Keep in mind that most of the jobs you will see on job boards are posted by recruiting agents on behalf of typical large companies, hence Java and .NET. If you

Keep in mind that most of the jobs you will see on job boards are posted by recruiting agents on behalf of typical large companies, hence Java and .NET. If you don't want to join a MegaCorp then you need to look elsewhere - the 'who's hiring' thread for Nov is here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6653437 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6653437 You could apply speculatively to companies close to you (where are you based?) but this is a hard road to travel alone. I'm kind of in the recruitment business so hit me up if you want a second opinion at any point. My contact details are in my profile.