Nov 26, 2025 
16 mins to read Coffee Shop Recruitment Musings in the Morning
To be honest, while waiting for my Flat White at this Brooklyn coffee shop this morning, seeing the three young people across the street passionately discussing the changes in the IT Engineer recruitment market reminded me of several interesting cases I handled last week on MyJob.one. Hmm... right, that candidate who transitioned from traditional cloud computing to Mobile Developer recruitment actually received an offer 30% higher than expected...
You see, the neon lights outside in the drizzle suddenly made me realize that we are at a turning point in the Web3 talent market. At least seven project teams asked me the same question at ETHGlobal last week in Tokyo: How to build sustainable technical teams during a bear market?
The Iceberg and Flames of Web3 Technical Roles
The Scarcity of Underlying Architects
Actually... I just finished a call with a Layer2 project yesterday. They offered a base salary of $180k-$220k for IT Engineer recruitment, yet still couldn't find a suitable Solidity developer within three months. It's like... well... trying to hail a taxi during a downpour?
By the way, the new skills required for smart contract engineers now include:
- ZK-Rollup circuit optimization capabilities
- Understanding cross-chain messaging protocols
- A knack for gas fee optimization (like a barista's grasp of extraction time)
The Paradigm Shift in Mobile Development
Speaking of Mobile Developer recruitment, last quarter's data shows a 40% decrease in demand for React Native talent, while positions requiring Rust+WebAssembly have increased by 300%. At a meetup in San Francisco the other day, someone used an interesting analogy: traditional app development is like digging a tunnel with a spoon, while Web3 mobile development requires... well... a plasma cutter?
Look at this salary comparison:
- Traditional iOS development: $90k-$130k
- Web3 mobile architect: $150k-$250k + token rewards
The New Frontier of Game Design
While revising this Game Designer recruitment brief at 3 AM, I suddenly thought of that French designer who left Ubisoft to join a blockchain game last year. He said at the time: 'Traditional game design is building Disney World, Web3 game design is creating the physical laws of a new continent'...
Now, the key traits sought by top blockchain game studios in designers include:
- Sensitivity to tokenomics design (more important than level design)
- Understanding of player asset ownership
- Ability to integrate smart contracts with game mechanics
The Hidden World of Market Makers
About Market Maker Trader recruitment, last week in that hidden Speakeasy in Hong Kong's Central, a market maker partner shared a secret: they now prioritize candidates' understanding of MEV over traditional quant experience...
Here's the typical evolution of skill combinations:
- Refactoring strategies from Python to Rust
- Predicting flash loan attack patterns
- On-chain data cleaning speed (requiring sub-second response)
The Blockchain Revolution in Design Arts
While browsing Website Designer recruitment needs on MyJob.one the other day, I noticed an interesting trend: the skills required for DApp frontend designers are now three times more complex than two years ago...
Here's a real-world example: the conditions offered by a DeFi project for its chief designer included:
- The ability to transform complex contract interactions into intuitive UI
- Optimizing friction points in wallet connection processes
- Data visualization design in dark mode
The Self-Cultivation of Recruitment Experts
Speaking of Recruiter recruitment, I heard some astonishing data at a networking summit in Lisbon the day before yesterday: recruitment consultants who truly understand ZK-SNARKs now earn more than some developers...
The knowledge base required of modern Web3 recruitment experts includes:
- The technical judgment to read GitHub commit histories
- Frameworks for evaluating token economic models
- The ability to quickly retrieve global compliance requirements
Final Thoughts and Life Advice
The rain outside has stopped, and my coffee has gone cold. What I want to say is... in this industry, the ability to continuously learn is more important than existing skills. As that candidate who transitioned from Website Designer to Game Designer said yesterday: 'In Web3, your career trajectory can be as unpredictable as a blockchain yet full of possibilities'...
By the way, if you're in a career transition phase, you might want to search for the 'cross-functional' tag on MyJob.one—the opportunities there might be more exciting than you imagine.
