I swear, at this point I genuinely can’t tell if there are any real recruiters left in Web3 or if the entire space is just scammers pretending to hire developers.
Every single time someone reaches out, it’s some weird Telegram message, some fake startup with zero funding, some “bro we’re building the future” nonsense, or they want you to do unpaid work before they disappear two days later. Half these people don’t even understand what they’re recruiting for. It honestly feels impossible to tell who’s legit anymore.
And the funniest part is everyone keeps acting like Web3 is desperate for developers, but if you don’t already have like 5+ years of Solidity experience and a portfolio full of successful protocols, you’re basically invisible. Nobody answers. Nobody wants to take a chance on newer developers. Every job post wants a senior engineer who’s apparently been writing smart contracts since birth.
Like seriously, how is anyone supposed to break into this industry anymore? Everybody says “just build projects,” “just network,” “just contribute,” but meanwhile you’re competing against hundreds of people for one position while scammers flood every platform pretending to recruit.
The whole market honestly feels broken right now. I can’t be the only one seeing this.