FINAL WORD
The hunters become the hunted : Tracking Australia ’ s most indemand developers
Stephen Gillies , APAC Technology Evangelist , Fastly , tells Intelligent CIO Australia ’ s best coders want to work in an environment where the roadblocks are removed and underlying systems and practices allow them to be at their best .
In the world of sales , the approaches adopted by different sales professionals can often be understood and categorized through the lens of a small number of ‘ personas ’. There are ‘ farmers ’ whose focus is mainly cultivating accounts , ‘ trappers ’ whose focus is on finding and capturing new leads , and ‘ hunters ’ who are always out there looking for the latest thing . It ’ s the hunters who drive new business , innovate and quickly develop ‘ street cred ’ in the market .
Applying the same segmentation to the software community , most developers in Australia right now , particularly those in the major capital cities , are hunters : chasing new things , and going where they can find them .
The developers we talk to are looking for environments that allow them to innovate constantly , implement frequently and take applications forward . They want to work at a company that has a vision – and the enabling systems – to constantly push new and market-leading products and features out into production .
If that isn ’ t where they currently work , developers are willing to move to get it . One recent survey found more than seven in 10 tech workers expect to reconsider their options within the next year .
That broadly mirrors a trend seen across many industry sectors , where a ‘ great resignation ’ is not just taking shape but is accelerating .
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