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@pndc@social.treehouse.systems

2026-03-16 10:38 UTC

I'm a software developer and sysadmin who could really use being #fedihired. What I'd really like to do is Rust, but once you ignore the dubious crypto and AI stuff, there seems to be nothing out there. Prove me wrong with a counterexample! I've spent decades fixing Enterprise mudballs mostly written in #Perl. If you've got a crufty legacy system that everybody else is too scared to touch, I'm your man. I love fixing stuff like that. I've also done commerical #Scala, #Python, #C/#C++, and although I don't usually admit it on my CV but these are now Trying Times when everything is on the table, even #PHP (the longest six months of my life). Perl naturally leads into Unix system administration and infrastructure. I've built and maintained mail clusters, VoIP systems, network monitoring, DNS management platforms, that sort of thing. If it's non-sexy but something which needs to be done, I'm there. Available immediately, for contract or permie, onsite in Amsterdam/Randstad or remote to anywhere.

Replies (15)

  • @bjn@mstdn.social 2026-03-16 11:21

    @pndc@social.treehouse.systems @mawhrin@circumstances.run The web engine Servo is being written in Rust if you want to try you hand at an open source project to build up your Rust skills. https://github.com/servo/servo

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  • @pndc@social.treehouse.systems It's about an hour from Amsterdam, but at Technolution they're always looking for people, they seem really nice, and according to a recruiter I spoke they're heavily moving into Rust. https://www.technolution.com/

    Open ##2403365

  • @pndc@social.treehouse.systems proof for you being wrong is right here: https://jobs.letsgetrusty.com/?location=germany&page=1 But if you're not in Germany, these positions are probably harder to get into... Although from Amsterdam, I wouldn't be so sure... maybe some of these companies would hire from there...

    Open ##2403366

  • @pndc@social.treehouse.systems The latest COSMIC DE is written completely in Rust. That's one thing. 😊

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  • @fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe 2026-03-16 14:44

    @pndc@social.treehouse.systems @baldur@toot.cafe Microsoft has been pushing Rust internally. They’ve even replaced some older GDI code with Rust implementations. They’re not going to rewrite everything, that would be kind of nuts, but they’ve done some work. https://www.techspot.com/news/98492-microsoft-rewriting-windows-rust-sort.html

    Open ##2403368

  • @dvk@toot.re 2026-03-16 20:58

    @pndc@social.treehouse.systems Polars has Rust vacancies sometimes and is based in Amsterdam, hybrid model afaik: https://wellfound.com/jobs/3934122-platform-engineer

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  • @bartknubben@mastodon.nl 2026-03-17 14:13

    @pndc@social.treehouse.systems Both https://nlnetlabs.nl and https://tweedegolf.nl do Rust.

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  • @diondokter@fosstodon.org 2026-03-17 18:12

    @pndc@social.treehouse.systems Just opened today: https://ferrous-systems.com/blog/ide-compiler-engineer-hiring/ I don't know you, so I don't know if it suits you...

    Open ##2403373

  • @pndc@social.treehouse.systems The backend of @OpenTalkMeeting@social.opentalk.eu is written in Rust.

    Open ##2403375

  • @voltagex@aus.social 2026-03-31 07:46

    @pndc@social.treehouse.systems no affiliation, but Proxmox is Perl, at least in part: https://www.proxmox.com/en/about/about-us/careers

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  • @lnr@sunny.garden 2026-04-16 13:09

    @pndc@social.treehouse.systems I wish I had the money/authority to say come spend a couple of months fixing/rewriting a couple of legacy in-house applications for us, but I don't. Good luck!

    Open ##2403382

  • @Gina@fosstodon.org 2026-05-18 11:50

    @pndc@social.treehouse.systems Have you considered the Belastingdienst or UWV/SVB? I know that they are dealing with a lot of legacy stuff.

    Open ##2704137

  • @ccll@mamot.fr 2026-06-03 11:55

    @pndc@social.treehouse.systems Sorry I cannot help, but I find your experience impressive. I had been said that developper cannot be sysadmin and I had to choose. But that's all bullshits. That's really rare that someone assume having the two profiles, so I want to congratulate you for that. (Developper with sysadmin experience is a better developper, ama). You have a great experience in many languages and maintening all these systems, that's fire🔥, really impressive. Thanks🙏🏻 for giving us motivation by sharing your XP!

    Open ##3095529

  • @johnlogic@sfba.social 2026-06-03 12:01

    @pndc@social.treehouse.systems I recently landed a job after using https://hiring.cafe . I hope it works for you too!

    Open ##3095530

  • @NormanDunbar@mastodon.scot 2026-06-03 12:30

    @pndc@social.treehouse.systems Good luck. Interesting abilities.

    Open ##3095531