Jan 12, 2026 
16 mins to read Epiphany at 3 AM
Damn, debugging an Backend Engineer position interview question just now, that distributed lock implementation suddenly made me realize—wasn't that the fundamental difference between a Community Manager position and a Developer Relations Engineer position? Seriously, job hunting in Web3 during this bear market is like looking for alpha on Uniswap; you need to know which liquidity pool has the best flow.
Wait, let me take a sip of this already-cold coffee...
The Dark Forest of Tech Roles
To be honest, the current Web3 recruitment market is a classic dark forest:
- Development Engineer position: Requires expertise in Rust and ZK-SNARKs, yet salary expectations are set for Solana levels
- Backend Engineer position: Lists "familiarity with distributed systems" but might actually expect you to rewrite the entire ETH2.0 client
- Developer Relations Engineer position: Needs to handle technical documentation AND live coding streams, akin to being a digital nomad + tech influencer
Suddenly thinking, isn't this exactly like the collection of "require" statements we used to write in smart contracts? "Requires xx but not yy."
Survival Rules for Community Roles
From a code perspective, a Community Operation position is like an always-on daemon process:
- 7×24-hour monitoring of Discord/TG, more dedicated than blockchain nodes
- Handling FUD like processing abnormal transactions, needing lightning-fast reflexes
- Planning AMA events with cost control considerations similar to gas fees
One friend of mine in a Marketing Specialist position said their KPI calculations are more complex than DeFi protocols: Twitter engagement rate × Discord retention rate ÷ negative sentiment index...
The Metaphorical Tech Stack
Picking a tech stack is like choosing breakfast:
- Rust: Like avocado toast, healthy but with a steep learning curve
- Solidity: Like instant cereal, quick to get started but nutritionally limited
- Go: Like American coffee, simple and direct but prone to审美疲劳 (aesthetic fatigue)
To be honest, when browsing resumes on MyJob.one, I often see candidates listing their tech stacks like ingredient lists—"proficient in React, Vue, Angular, Svelte"—big brother, are you trying to build a full-course front-end banquet?
The Hacking Art of Salary Negotiations
Regarding salary offers, here's an algorithmic approach inspired by smart contracts:
(Basic living cost × 1.5) + (Technical scarcity coefficient × 0.8) + (Project token valuation × 0.2)Wait, did I forget the bear market factor? Let's recalibrate:
(Previous result) × (1 - Market panic index)To be honest, many Development Engineer position offers nowadays are like flash loans—look appealing but might get liquidated at any moment.
Archive of Absurd Web3 Interview Questions
Recently collected real interview questions:
- 「Please use ZK-SNARKs to prove you know our salary budget」(Seriously, for a Backend Engineer position?)
- 「If Vitalik and CZ both fall into water, who do you save first on Twitter?」(Community Manager position exclusive)
- 「Estimate the impact of gas fee changes post-ETH Shanghai upgrade on user growth」(Is this for a Marketing Specialist position or on-chain analyst?)
The New Normal Post-The Merge
New requirements in the PoS era:
- Developer Relations Engineer position now needs to handle live staking tutorials
- Community Operation position must manage complaints about validator nodes
- All job descriptions quietly add "familiar with MEV protection" as a requirement
Damn, while writing this I suddenly received a DAO recruitment request—they're looking for a "full-stack Web3 talent" capable of doing both Backend Engineer position and Marketing Specialist position roles, with governance tokens as compensation...
Hardcore Advice for Job Seekers
Just like optimizing gas fees, optimize your job search strategy:
- Development Engineer position: Merge records from several serious GitHub projects are stronger than 100 hello-world repos
- Community Manager position: A "FUD Counter" manual is more effective than a pretty resume
- Developer Relations Engineer position: Starting a tech podcast is more important than you might think
To be honest, 90% of excellent candidates on MyJob.one now have at least one side project, much like yield farming in DeFi—you stake to earn rewards.
The Hidden Survival Guide in Industry Winter
Finally, a real-world example: A Marketing Specialist position candidate turned their resume into an NFT collection, with each work experience as a separate ERC-721... Honestly, this creativity surpasses most memecoins I've seen.
