Some companies that are looking for juniors might be ones that already have a big foothold in a particular market and also ones that focus on culture. I work for a company like this, hired as a senior, but they also have hired many juniors. We have a few more juniors than seniors and as we are now ramping up a new product we are looking for seniors.
Some of the key attributes we look for when hiring juniors are your ability to think critically, ability to understand complex problems, your wherewithal, how fast you can learn something, and how you fit culturally. You must have a passion for software, or for other departments at least solving problems, but how well you write code is of little concern to us. We've even hired juniors who know nothing or next to nothing about writing software.
Some companies that are looking for juniors might be ones that already have a big foothold in a particular market and also ones that focus on culture. I work for a company like this, hired as a senior, but they also have hired many juniors. We have a few more juniors than seniors and as we are now ramping up a new product we are looking for seniors.
Some of the key attributes we look for when hiring juniors are your ability to think critically, ability to understand complex problems, your wherewithal, how fast you can learn something, and how you fit culturally. You must have a passion for software, or for other departments at least solving problems, but how well you write code is of little concern to us. We've even hired juniors who know nothing or next to nothing about writing software.
With juniors, it's all about the "long play".
This is awesome info, Justin. Thanks for sharing it!