Python Jobs
I use Python for my own entertainment and for quick jobs, but haven't been able to use it professionally up to this point. As a former Perl developer and someone that's currently required to code in Java I'm starting to wish I had this opportunity. Can anyone comment on the Python job market? If you're currently employed writing Python apps, I'd be particularly interested in knowing any of the following: - Your location - country, state or city, whatever you care to provide - Your focus - Product Development (web sites/apps), Education, R&D/Science, IT/Sys Admin, etc - Your company size - Your compensation relative to the .NET/Java developers you know - generally higher/lower? In my area (Denver, CO) I predominantly see Java positions, followed closely by .NET. I'll occasionally see something pop up related to PHP or Ruby web development but hardly ever Python, so I'm just curious if I'm looking in the wrong places. Thanks for any input! -Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Jobs
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Vincent Davis wrote: > > > You might take a look at Front Range pythoneers. The is a mailing list > an I think monthly meetups. I see some job post coma across the list > now and then. > http://www.meetup.com/frpythoneers/ > > I am also in the Denver area and have been meaning to go to one of the > meetups. > > Vincent > Thanks for that, Vincent. I've signed up for the group. Perhaps Python is enough of a niche amongst the Java and .NET shops that employers go straight to these SIGs instead of the normal job boards. Thanks to all for the input thus far. It'll be interesting to see more responses if they come in, but my assumption is that for most of you, the development you're doing is either internal or hosted. My company is particularly phobic of releasing our products, which are typically "shrink wrapped" and customer hosted, in anything but an obfuscated and compiled package. Thanks, -Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
