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Rust vs. Go - The Next Big Backend Languages for Recruiters

March 20, 2025
Author: Aaron Decker

As companies build more demanding cloud-native systems, two newer languages are gaining traction for backend development: Rust and Go. Let's break down what recruiters need to know about these competing technologies. The 30-Second Overview Rust 🦀 Created at Mozilla (2006) Focus: Memory safety + performance Used by: Discord, Dropbox, Cloudflare Key Fact: "Fearless concurrency" model Go (Golang…
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AI-Powered Code Generation (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) Explained for Recruiters

March 19, 2025
Author: Aaron Decker

AI-powered code generation tools have become some of the hottest technologies in software development. Let's break down what recruiters need to know about these tools and their implications for hiring. What is AI-Powered Code Generation? These are tools that use large language models (LLMs) to suggest or generate code based on natural language prompts. The two most prominent examples are: GitHub…
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SRE vs. DevOps - A Quick Guide for Confused Recruiters

March 15, 2025
Author: Aaron Decker

As companies modernize their infrastructure, two critical but often confused roles emerge: Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) and DevOps Engineers. Let's clarify their differences and overlaps for technical recruiting. The 60-Second Primer DevOps 🔄 Focus: Culture + practices bridging development & operations Key Metrics: Deployment frequency, lead time, mean time to recover Tools: Jenkins…
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Kubernetes for Recruiters - The "App Traffic Controller"

March 14, 2025
Author: Aaron Decker

Imagine you're managing a busy store during Black Friday. Kubernetes is like your superstar manager who: Opens new checkout lines when it gets crowded 🛒 Fixes broken cash registers automatically 🔧 Makes sure every shopper gets helped quickly ⏱️ That's basically what Kubernetes does for phone/computer apps! What's Kubernetes in Baby Talk? Problem it solves: Stops apps from crashing when lots of…
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Edge Computing Explained for Recruiters - The "Local Bakeries" of Tech

March 01, 2025
Author: Aaron Decker

Imagine if every neighborhood had its own mini-bakery instead of one big factory. That's edge computing! Instead of sending all data to a central cloud (the "big factory"), it processes information locally ("neighborhood bakeries"). Why Should Recruiters Care? Hot New Trend: Used in smart cameras, self-driving cars, VR headsets Emerging Jobs: 72% of companies plan edge computing hires (IDC 202…
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The Bootcamper Dilemma - Spotting Inflated Resumes in Tech Recruiting

August 25, 2023
Author: Aaron Decker

Every job you post related to software development is now flooded with applications from bootcamp devs with no actual experience. How do you deal with this? How do you spot these resumes? Here are a couple ways you can spot them. Yes, this article is written for new recruiters on your team! Indicator 1: The Illusion of Open Source Projects While it's commendable for anyone to contribute to open…
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Vector Databases And Semantic Search Explained for Recruiters

May 23, 2023
Author: Aaron Decker

Previously, I wrote a post talking about how a lot of companies are looking to add "AI" to their products but what they are really probably looking for is backend developers to integrate GPT like features. But let's talk a little bit more about LLMs (Large Language Models) and GPT (generative pre-trained transformer) - yes we are talking about ChatGPT. What is GPT, really? GPT, which stands for…
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Tech Job Apocalypse - AI's Chaotic Consequences

April 08, 2023
Author: Aaron Decker

One thing is for sure, everyone expected advances in machine learning to automate away jobs but nobody was expecting artists, writers, and programmers would be the first to be impacted! AI's impact on the job market from a software engineer's perspective I now routinely ask ChatGPT questions about work & code. It's better than any other tool at coming up with tricky regular expressions. It can…
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Layoffs In The Tech Industry - February 2023

February 10, 2023
Author: Aaron Decker

At this point almost every large tech company has taken steps to implement layoffs (or at least hiring freezes). Here is a short summary - from Layoffs.fyi. Microsoft: multiple rounds, at least 10k jobs Disney: 7k jobs Salesforce: 8k headcount, 10% of workforce Meta: 11k headcount in Nov 2022. Shopify: 1k headcount, 10% of global workforce Amazon: 18k total announced Jan 2023 Google: 12k total…
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