Ask HN: I can't get a job and it is bringing me down, what is going on here?
I am a software developer who moved to the USA recently from Ireland. I have a job at the minute, so I am not desperate yet. However, I have interviewed for various companies all over the country recently. I have yet to be asked a single technical question, and have instead been asked to constantly jump through hoops regarding riddles - which are often philosophical in nature.
Also, I am in New York - I have had issues with over five potential employers just not turning up to the damn interviews.
I also had one company tell me that my greencard isn't enough, and that they only hire citizens.
Maybe I should just go back home at this stage, I am never going to pass an interview that is 100% riddles, and I am never going to pass an interview where the employer doesn't turn up.
Does anyone have any input?
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 28.9 ms ] threadMainly, I code in Java
But I also have a ton of experience in the following : C, C++, C#, JavaScript, PHP
Some frameworks and technologies I am familiar with are : Spring, DropWizard, maven, CodeIgniter, Laravel Angular,Node,
Databases that I have experience with are : SQL, Mongo
Experience lies heavily in the Big Data, performance, high availability world (due to a financial past)
Other : FIX Protocol, Sharepoint development, Continuous integration & Unit testing, Environment automation
Languages :
Java (main language), C, C++, C#, JavaScript, PHP
Technologies :
Spring, DropWizard, maven, CodeIgniter, Laravel Angular, Node
Databases SQL, Mongo
Experience lies heavily in the Big Data, performance, high availability world.
Other : FIX Protocol Sharepoint development Continuous integration & Unit testing Environment automation
We love the Irish, you'll fit right in and we have an abundance of Dev. jobs.
https://www.xero.com/nz/about/careers/
Scroll down and you will see job listings and a whole section for the United States. Looks like there are even positions in New York.