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Re: How to Become a Blockchain Engineer?

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Post by preseinger » Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 5:07 AM UTC

Stuff you learn in "web2" translates to web3, but the opposite is not true: the tolerance for risk and failure in the crypto space is just so much higher than anywhere else, that engineers who learn in that environment never really have a chance to develop the baseline technical skill expected by any other part of industry.

It's really a tragedy that the pump-and-dump web3 space is siphoning off so many entry-level programmers. When the music stops, it's going to be a lot of work for those people to transition elsewhere.

Re: How to Become a Blockchain Engineer?

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Post by technion » Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 5:19 AM UTC

smt88 wrote: post #7

> Avg. BE makes about $160k, is it worth to get into web3 now That number is probably old, before the crypto bloodbath of the last few months.

I also don't feel it's a number that can be accurate at all without including a location.

Re: How to Become a Blockchain Engineer?

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Post by quickthrower2 » Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 6:17 AM UTC

Find the job that doesn’t need web3 experience to join. They do exist.

Re: How to Become a Blockchain Engineer?

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Post by random_kris » Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 7:47 AM UTC

preseinger wrote: post #11

Stuff you learn in "web2" translates to web3, but the opposite is not true: the tolerance for risk and failure in the crypto space is just so much higher than anywhere else, that engineers who learn in that environment never really have a chance to develop the baseline technical skill expected by any other part of industry. It's really a tragedy that the pump-and-dump web3 space is siphoning off so many entry-level p…

What do you mean by tolerance for risk and failure is so much higher?

Bussines wise or on technical side ?

Honestly I've seen it other way. Or at least engineers that i follow didn't exhibit such traits

Re: How to Become a Blockchain Engineer?

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Post by danwee » Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 7:49 AM UTC

I don't get it. Developers in USA do make already around $160K, isn't it?

Re: How to Become a Blockchain Engineer?

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Post by hcks » Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 8:01 AM UTC

In the true spirit of Web3 you can simply do the Ethereum tutorial, "read" some whitepapers (they aren't meant to be though about deeply anyway) and start adverstising yourself as a blockchain expert.

Don't overthink it, the people you'll work with are already grifters themselves.

Re: How to Become a Blockchain Engineer?

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Post by obayesshelton » Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 9:57 AM UTC

What are you doing right now? Sounds like you are chasing money.

Re: How to Become a Blockchain Engineer?

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Post by htkibar » Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 11:13 AM UTC

yazzku wrote: post #3

1. Rewrite everything in Go or Rust for the sake of it. 2. Pretend AWS and DNS do not exist and that the web is decentralized. 3. Read blockchain. Lots of it. Write about it more than you read about it. 4. Success. Let the big bucks rain on you. But seriously, are you considering getting into this just for the bucks? I'd suggest you check out what Moxie and other respectable folks have to say about this first, e.g: h…

Not a bad advice although a bit painted with pessimism I must add.

It is an unfortunate result of relative lack of regulation that there are a lot of fiascos / scams happening. That doesn't mean there aren't respectable companies / uses. What I personally notice is that when web3 isn't the only way to solve a problem, the sceptics come up in arms and say "see, don't use web3". In my opinion that is a bit of an overkill. Ideas such as ICOs, NFTs etc. are quite interesting ideas; you have people paying a ton of money to speculate on monkey images but on the flip side you also have stuff like ENS.

I think being aware of the risks but having a bit of optimism that with increased regulation & hopefully the gold rush dying out a bit, we'll have a much more healthier ecosystem when it comes to this technology.

Obviously personal opinion and all; so feel free to disagree of course.

Re: How to Become a Blockchain Engineer?

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Post by zoover2020 » Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 11:30 AM UTC

danwee wrote: post #15

I don't get it. Developers in USA do make already around $160K, isn't it?

Yes, but they're stuck working on Web2 /s

Re: How to Become a Blockchain Engineer?

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Post by preseinger » Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 11:58 AM UTC

random_kris wrote: post #14

preseinger wrote: post #11

Stuff you learn in "web2" translates to web3, but the opposite is not true: the tolerance for risk and failure in the crypto space is just so much higher than anywhere else, that engineers who learn in that environment never really have a chance to develop the baseline technical skill expected by any other part of industry. It's really a tragedy that the pump-and-dump web3 space is siphoning off so many entry-level p…

What do you mean by tolerance for risk and failure is so much higher? Bussines wise or on technical side ? Honestly I've seen it other way. Or at least engineers that i follow didn't exhibit such traits

Both business and technical.

What's considered acceptable risk in the crypto space -- operational, programmatic, business, systemic, anything -- has been far far beyond the threshold of acceptable risk in any non-crypto organization I've ever been a part of. This experience has been consistent across the ecosystems I've participated in, which are Ethereum, Bitcoin, Cosmos, and Stellar.