Alright, I hate to post another "Who's hiring?" thread, but it seems as though Python jobs are suddenly getting a bit hard to come by lately. Am I just not looking in the right places, or is Python not a very hot skill right now?
Ask HN: Where are all the Python jobs?
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Re: Ask HN: Where are all the Python jobs?
#2I'm coming at it sideways. I work in a .NET shop and I'm pushing for ironpython at every opportunity :)
Re: Ask HN: Where are all the Python jobs?
#3What sort of Python job are you looking for? I know that there is definitely demand out there for Python programmers who work with Django (a web framework built on Python, for those who don't know). We (Discovery Creative—part of Discovery Communications, parent company of the Discovery Channel—out of Silver Spring, MD) are currently looking for Django/Python people.
Re: Ask HN: Where are all the Python jobs?
#4Depends on where you are maybe?
I don't think many places pick Python because there are fewer people who know it. I know some people who use it in their jobs though and their employers sort of just understood that people had to learn it on the job. I wouldn't say Python is a hot skill really but it depends on where you want to work.
Re: Ask HN: Where are all the Python jobs?
#5Depends on where you are maybe? I don't think many places pick Python because there are fewer people who know it. I know some people who use it in their jobs though and their employers sort of just understood that people had to learn it on the job. I wouldn't say Python is a hot skill really but it depends on where you want to work.
I live in Dallas, but I'm looking to move to the Bay area (San Francisco).
Re: Ask HN: Where are all the Python jobs?
#6Check out some of the hubbub going on around PyCon. Also, look for Python-related meetups if you're in a major metro.
Coincidentally with PyCon, Atlanta seems like a hotspot judging by the number of members of the PyATL and Django meetup groups.
Re: Ask HN: Where are all the Python jobs?
#7What sort of Python job are you looking for? I know that there is definitely demand out there for Python programmers who work with Django (a web framework built on Python, for those who don't know). We (Discovery Creative—part of Discovery Communications, parent company of the Discovery Channel—out of Silver Spring, MD) are currently looking for Django/Python people.
Are you open to remote/telecommuters?
Re: Ask HN: Where are all the Python jobs?
#8What are your criteria? Do you have a geographic location that the employer must be within? Do you have a minimum salary you need to make (before bonus or equity)?
We just finished a hiring round, which included Python. I expect that we'll wind up hiring some more in the not too distant future.
For what its worth, I post my jobs on Craigslist and at local university offices first, only falling back to the big job boards in a worst-case scenario because as an employer they present a poor signal-noise ratio.
Re: Ask HN: Where are all the Python jobs?
#9I use python all the time, but I'm an embedded developer. So, the python code is just for internal tools and rarely ships. Therefore, a posting for my job would require C and assembly not python. However, it would definitely be useful.
Re: Ask HN: Where are all the Python jobs?
#10Check out some of the hubbub going on around PyCon. Also, look for Python-related meetups if you're in a major metro. Coincidentally with PyCon, Atlanta seems like a hotspot judging by the number of members of the PyATL and Django meetup groups.
You also might want to try getting in touch with the Python Software Foundation: http://www.python.org/psf/. Among other things, they're currently researching ways that they can be more useful to the community, and I know that things like job boards and job fairs for Python programmers have been proposed.