Hi everyone,
I’ve been diving deeper into Ada and other niche languages, and one thing I noticed is how tough it can be to find job opportunities for Ada developers.
I created beyond-tabs.com as a non-profit initiative to help connect developers with job listings in less mainstream languages, including Ada. My goal is to make it easier for developers to find relevant opportunities, not to profit from it.
I wanted to ask: how do you all approach finding jobs or freelance opportunities in the Ada ecosystem? Do you feel there are enough resources, or do you think there’s a gap in visibility? I’m all ears for any advice or thoughts on the matter!
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That looks like a great site. Thanks for that resource!
I’ve been working as a research software engineer using mostly OCaml and C and some C# for the last 3.5 years, but the research funding is coming to an end, and I expect to be looking for a job toward the end of this year.
I am new to Ada, and I’ve never had a job as an Ada software engineer. I’d previously mostly been a C++ software engineer, so I’m looking forward to seeing what others will say about how they find Ada jobs.
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I’ve done some searches to try to see what the landscape is like of Ada jobs. Not too many seem to come up with the search terms “Ada” and “Spark”, but I’ve also tried “automotive”, “aviation”, and “formal verification”. Since I also have some background with AI, I’ve looked for (semi-)automated vehicle industry listings. There is an acronym that is not coming to mind right now. I saw a couple from Nvidia that are not listed at your site. I also read about Ada on discussion sites and HackerNews, and I came across mention that Toyota is switching to Ada.
When I get ready to and need to search for a job in earnest later this year, according to my expectation, I plan to look at the websites of companies listed as users of Ada on the AdaCore website.
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Thank you very much for the feedback and for sharing your experience. I’ll dig those Nvidia roles.
Best of luck with your job search when the time comes.
What made you pick Ada, if I may ask?
I could not find Ada roles at Toyota; I will keep looking.
Out of the 3 Nvidia roles mentioning Ada, only one, an internship, sounds Ada-heavy. The other two are more like C/C++ roles with some Ada. As such, I am only listing the internship for now.
Through an Ada association (Ada Switzerland), for a job and freelance opportunities.
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Similarly, those interested in Ada jobs in Belgium find info via the Ada-Belgium organization and via its “Ada Jobs” webpages at Ada Jobs
Mind you, many Ada-related positions are often not submitted to job websites, but are filled via “word of mouth” channels…