Dear recruiters, if you are looking for:
– Java, Python, PHP
– React, Angular
– PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB
– AWS, S3, EC2, ECS, EKS
– *nix system administration
– Git and CI with TDD
– Docker, KubernetesThat's not a Full Stack Developer
That’s an entire IT department— GREYJENA (@webber_tweets) December 23, 2019
Yes. I see this more and more in my field, too, which is parallel to programming.
Often I see:
Must be an expert in AWS, Azure, GCP, Cisco (CCNP or above), Linux, PowerShell, Python, Bash, MS SQL, Juniper, SIEM, VMWare, Active Directory, Oracle, SCCM, CISSP, SonicWall firewalls, help desk, ITIL and Solaris.
Generally, a regular person can be an expert in two or three areas in their career field. I am very good, so I am an expert in 6-7 areas. I’ve met a few really exceptional IT folks (one out of a thousand or fewer) who are experts in 7-9 different IT arenas.
Those jobs that expect you to be an expert in 15+ areas are just completely delusional. This person does not, cannot exist. There is just not enough time in the world no matter how large your IQ and how little you sleep.
And they wonder why they never can hire anyone, paying $60,000 a year* for someone who literally is impossible to find.
*If you want an expert in 6-7 areas, expect to shell out $110,000 a year, bare minimum. Much more in expensive locales.