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seancorfield03:01:28

@dawranliou Feel free to ask about job markets for Clojure in this channel...

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Daw-Ran Liou03:01:13

Hi everyone, I’m wondering about what the job market is like in Boston area. I’ve never worked in clojure professionally nor have I lived in Boston, but both idea seems brilliant to me. It’d be fantastic if anyone could share some insights. Thanks!

seancorfield03:01:48

Looking on the Brave Clojure jobs board, there's only one Boston job listed https://jobs.braveclojure.com/jobs/17592186046789/engineering-manager-reify-health

seancorfield03:01:17

Looks like Indeed has two dozen openings in the Boston area that seem to mention Clojure.

seancorfield03:01:42

@dawranliou Where do you live right now and what attracts you to Boston?

Daw-Ran Liou03:01:46

Thanks for the searching! I’m currently based in SF Bay Area, California. Mostly it’s the cultural aspect that attracts me. I also want to live in someplace very different from here :)

seancorfield03:01:55

OK, so you're local to me right now. Hmm, yes, Boston is certainly pretty different to here, by all accounts. Not sure I'd want to deal with the weather out there tho'!

seancorfield03:01:13

Boston seems to have a thriving tech community. Not sure how much Clojure it's got, compared to the Bay Area (I'd assume we have a lot more Clojure here).

Daw-Ran Liou03:01:28

Hahaha yeah the weather seems to be the thing everybody warns me the first.

Daw-Ran Liou03:01:18

I’m also seeking remote position if possible, though I fear the lack of experience might not be desirable for remote position

Daw-Ran Liou03:01:36

But I really wish to work in Clojure as my primary language

Daw-Ran Liou03:01:38

Hope it’ll work

seancorfield03:01:17

Yeah, if you're not already doing Clojure professionally, it is going to be hard to find a company who'll hire you as a remote Clojure developer -- it's hard enough getting any position for tech X if you don't already do X 🙂 Your best bet is to find a company that does at least some Clojure as well as whatever your current primary tech is -- and go in as a <insert your current tech here> and express interest in moving to the Clojure team 🙂

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seancorfield03:01:18

I became a Clojure developer by introducing Clojure to a company that hired me for other tech.

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Daw-Ran Liou03:01:25

Really appreciate for the advice. I’ll focus more on the non-remote job in the Boston area then. 🙂