Ask HN: Who's Hiring Clojure Developers?

#1

Post by pgt » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 6:37 PM UTC

Rich Hickey compelled me to switch to a Clojure-based tech stack. But how many companies are hiring Clojure developers at this early stage?

Re: Ask HN: Who's Hiring Clojure Developers?

#2

Post by jmnicolas » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 7:15 PM UTC

I would say looking for work with a specific programming language is premature optimization which everybody knows is the root of all evil ;-)

Seriously the language is a detail. Your boss, coworkers and work location will have more impact on your quality of life than the tech you're using ... or you're not normal ...

Re: Ask HN: Who's Hiring Clojure Developers?

#3

Post by jesusmichael » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 7:24 PM UTC

jmnicolas wrote: post #2

I would say looking for work with a specific programming language is premature optimization which everybody knows is the root of all evil ;-) Seriously the language is a detail. Your boss, coworkers and work location will have more impact on your quality of life than the tech you're using ... or you're not normal ...

Amen

Re: Ask HN: Who's Hiring Clojure Developers?

#4

Post by coffeegeek » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 7:47 PM UTC

jmnicolas wrote: post #2

I would say looking for work with a specific programming language is premature optimization which everybody knows is the root of all evil ;-) Seriously the language is a detail. Your boss, coworkers and work location will have more impact on your quality of life than the tech you're using ... or you're not normal ...

Agreed, but it might also serve as a signal of an engineering organization that is open to exploring different technologies that might be better suited for the problems at hand.

It's still up to the candidate/interviewer to determine whether that choice was a wise one, or whether they're trying to ride a wave of popularity of a specific language or framework.

Re: Ask HN: Who's Hiring Clojure Developers?

#5

Post by tedjdziuba » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 7:59 PM UTC

My team at eBay is. Interested? Tdziuba@ebay.com

Re: Ask HN: Who's Hiring Clojure Developers?

#6

Post by dxbydt » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 9:37 PM UTC

jmnicolas wrote: post #2

I would say looking for work with a specific programming language is premature optimization which everybody knows is the root of all evil ;-) Seriously the language is a detail. Your boss, coworkers and work location will have more impact on your quality of life than the tech you're using ... or you're not normal ...

I have lost count of the number of jobs with 6 figure paychecks I turned down because there was no scope of programming in Scala. Sometimes being comfortable with your tools is important.

Re: Ask HN: Who's Hiring Clojure Developers?

#7

Post by 147 » Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 10:17 PM UTC

I'm also looking for a Clojure job. Email in profile.

Re: Ask HN: Who's Hiring Clojure Developers?

#8

Post by pgt » Thu, Apr 24, 2014, 10:50 AM UTC

jmnicolas wrote: post #2

I would say looking for work with a specific programming language is premature optimization which everybody knows is the root of all evil ;-) Seriously the language is a detail. Your boss, coworkers and work location will have more impact on your quality of life than the tech you're using ... or you're not normal ...

Tools matter. @coffeegeek is right in that language choice is more of a signal for innovation and early adoption than it is a sign of competence or exciting problems, but would you join a team using COBOL today? If not, why not?