<![CDATA[I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor...]]>I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor... So...

If any of you happen to know of an opening for a programmer with a lot of experience with C, golang, and many other languages, with a lot of knowledge about cryptography and Internet standards, that pays well and is either in Portland or happy with remote work...

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116495385984627644https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116495385984627644Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:48:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor... on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:04:17 GMT]]>@neverpanic Oh, thank you!

Those are right up my alley!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/minego/statuses/116494267670627161https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/minego/statuses/116494267670627161Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:04:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor... on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:59:12 GMT]]>@minego Try https://redhat.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/jobs/job/Raleigh/Senior-Product-Security-Engineer_R-053025-1 and https://redhat.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/jobs/job/Raleigh/Principal-Software-Engineer_R-053026-1, and I believe we'll be opening a position around smart cards soon-ish, too. I know they say hybrid not remote, just apply anyway — if we can't find anybody locally (which is probably likely for cryptography people), they'll consider remote.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/neverpanic/statuses/116494247659516695https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/neverpanic/statuses/116494247659516695Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:59:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor... on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:10:41 GMT]]>@sleepfreeparent Thanks!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/minego/statuses/116493585061770386https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/minego/statuses/116493585061770386Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:10:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor... on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:29:34 GMT]]>@minego

FYI, there's a hashtag that might help ya.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dragon.style/users/aearo/statuses/116491771900409937https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dragon.style/users/aearo/statuses/116491771900409937Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:29:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor... on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:25:50 GMT]]>@minego I'd suggest you look into the FreeBSD Foundation; they have a track record of funding good contributions to their C codebase:

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The FreeBSD Foundation continually seeks proposals for work relating to any of the major subsystems or infrastructure within the FreeBSD operating system. A non-exhaustive list of proposal topics that we are interested in funding includes: Jails: Usability/Orchestration/OCI-compatibility Bhyve hypervisor kernel improvements Hardware support on new ARM and RISC-V devices Desktop usability Installer Networking Packaging including

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Good luck!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.seabass.systems/users/seabass/statuses/01KQDS09NTQT9NZDJMW8RMKH4Chttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.seabass.systems/users/seabass/statuses/01KQDS09NTQT9NZDJMW8RMKH4CWed, 29 Apr 2026 23:25:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor... on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:24:33 GMT]]>@minego Yeah, small is unlikely at the moment. The one generally good thing I will say about where I am now is they aren’t a US company (the division I’m in technically is, but Company HQ is very famously German), and their primary business is building physical things that can’t (legally, ethically, or by social custom) be “vibe built”. I think this has somewhat blunted the “ALL AI ALL THE TIME” approach in US technology companies and culture.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/dpnash/statuses/116490336565367164https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/dpnash/statuses/116490336565367164Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:24:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor... on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:04:57 GMT]]>@dpnash Thank you!

My current employer is VERY large, and has been pushing ai on is harder and harder lately. It seems clear that if I stay where I am (assuming I can...) then I'll have no choice but to use ai heavily going forward.

It feels like every employer is either already doing that or planning to.

I'd love to find a small company, but that feels unlikely at the moment.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/minego/statuses/116490259509601125https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/minego/statuses/116490259509601125Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:04:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor... on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:38:11 GMT]]>@minego My current employer is mostly-to-all remote for software positions and has a reasonably local office for Portland, OR. (I live in Portland and worked mostly in-office prior to COVID but have been 100% remote since early 2020.) Some caveats: very big company, definitely feels corporate at times, and attitudes towards generative “AI” vary a lot from team to team, so if that’s a factor in your decision, judge listings appropriately. https://jobs.siemens.com/en_US/externaljobs/SearchJobs/Software%20?42386=%5B812209%5D&42386_format=17546&42387=%5B814830%5D&42387_format=17547&listFilterMode=1&folderRecordsPerPage=6&

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/dpnash/statuses/116490154234451205https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/dpnash/statuses/116490154234451205Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:38:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor... on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:09:42 GMT]]>@sgtstretch Thanks. I hope I don't end up needing something, but I'm getting worried.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/minego/statuses/116489098532802929https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/minego/statuses/116489098532802929Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:09:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor... on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:03:38 GMT]]>@minego Oh, oh no. I read this backwards. Best of luck!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://appdot.net/users/sgtstretch/statuses/116489074646657685https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://appdot.net/users/sgtstretch/statuses/116489074646657685Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:03:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor... on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:02:43 GMT]]>@minego I know C/C++ really well, not much on crypto though.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://appdot.net/users/sgtstretch/statuses/116489071052102305https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://appdot.net/users/sgtstretch/statuses/116489071052102305Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:02:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know that a lot of programmers are having a hard time finding work, and it is a shitty time to ask, but I just heard a rather concerning rumor... on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:39:09 GMT]]>@minego



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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/PonderStibbons/statuses/116488978377906091https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/PonderStibbons/statuses/116488978377906091Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:39:09 GMT