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If I may ask, how should I find Go jobs?

yeukhon 13y ago
The same way you find any job? If they advertise they use Go, you know they are interested in Go programmers too. If they don't, still put it in the resume?
schmichael 13y ago
I'm terrible at job hunting and didn't know how to answer when people would ask me how to find Python jobs. There's only one method that has worked consistently for me: - I met a founder from Lytics (my current mostly-Go job) at a Go meetup. - I met a couple of the founders from Urban Airship (my previous mostly-Python job) at a Python meetup. So I guess going to meetups is what works for me, but I don't think that's a general solution. Sorry I can't be more help.
- nl 13y ago
  going to meetups is what works for me, but I don't think that's a general solution Personally I think it's a pretty good solution.
  - schmichael 13y ago
    Keyword being "personally." :) There are lots of people for whom it probably doesn't work. It takes a certain personality, and it really helps to be a white male. Minorities are often treated differently at meetups, so I don't want to presume that my experience in a privileged position applies universally.
    - nl 13y ago
      Fair point - and yes, it's a pity that minorities are treated differently (although it does work both ways a bit, too[1]). I suspect those difference also apply in formal interview situations - and maybe even more difficult to overcome there. Maybe meetups have better potential to overcome negative sterotypes because people actually get to know each other a little? But white male here too, so what do I know. [1] http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/01/programmer_privilege_as_an_asian_male_computer_science_major_everyone_gave.html http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/01/...
nl 13y ago
Same way you find a job in any field you are interested in. Find some companies that are using it[1], find their job page, apply. To pick out a few companies hiring, where I use their services so want them to succeed: https://www.docker.io/jobs/ https://www.docker.io/jobs/ http://careers.mozilla.org/en-US/listings/ http://careers.mozilla.org/en-US/listings/ http://www.cloudflare.com/join-our-team http://www.cloudflare.com/join-our-team [1] https://code.google.com/p/go-wiki/wiki/GoUsers https://code.google.com/p/go-wiki/wiki/GoUsers (Note that Google isn't on that list. Pretty sure they use it a bit, and are hiring..)
alienfluid 13y ago
FWIW we are a Go shop (well, mostly) and are hiring. Check out cbinsights.com/jobs if you're interested.

The same way you find any job? If they advertise they use Go, you know they are interested in Go programmers too. If they don't, still put it in the resume?

schmichael 13y ago

I'm terrible at job hunting and didn't know how to answer when people would ask me how to find Python jobs. There's only one method that has worked consistently for me: - I met a founder from Lytics (my current mostly-Go job) at a Go meetup. - I met a couple of the founders from Urban Airship (my previous mostly-Python job) at a Python meetup. So I guess going to meetups is what works for me, but I don't think that's a general solution. Sorry I can't be more help.

nl 13y ago
going to meetups is what works for me, but I don't think that's a general solution Personally I think it's a pretty good solution.
- schmichael 13y ago
  Keyword being "personally." :) There are lots of people for whom it probably doesn't work. It takes a certain personality, and it really helps to be a white male. Minorities are often treated differently at meetups, so I don't want to presume that my experience in a privileged position applies universally.
  - nl 13y ago
    Fair point - and yes, it's a pity that minorities are treated differently (although it does work both ways a bit, too[1]). I suspect those difference also apply in formal interview situations - and maybe even more difficult to overcome there. Maybe meetups have better potential to overcome negative sterotypes because people actually get to know each other a little? But white male here too, so what do I know. [1] http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/01/programmer_privilege_as_an_asian_male_computer_science_major_everyone_gave.html http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/01/...

nl 13y ago

Same way you find a job in any field you are interested in. Find some companies that are using it[1], find their job page, apply. To pick out a few companies hiring, where I use their services so want them to succeed: https://www.docker.io/jobs/ https://www.docker.io/jobs/ http://careers.mozilla.org/en-US/listings/ http://careers.mozilla.org/en-US/listings/ http://www.cloudflare.com/join-our-team http://www.cloudflare.com/join-our-team [1] https://code.google.com/p/go-wiki/wiki/GoUsers https://code.google.com/p/go-wiki/wiki/GoUsers (Note that Google isn't on that list. Pretty sure they use it a bit, and are hiring..)

alienfluid 13y ago

FWIW we are a Go shop (well, mostly) and are hiring. Check out cbinsights.com/jobs if you're interested.