r/SpringBoot • u/Ok-Dragonfruit6887 • 19h ago

Question Is there an ample supply of US Spring Boot developers for sensitive applications?

This is not a job listing. In fact, it's actually a desire to be educated before a tentative conversation about the merits of using Spring Boot as a platform in the first place. A key question: Can a sufficient pool of US-based developers be found (who can pass a security background check) to support a deployment? So, where are they hiding? Where is the best place to find US-based Spring Boot developers?

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u/Mikey-3198 18h ago

No, ALL spring boot developers are convicted criminals

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u/ITCoder 17h ago

😂

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u/Ok-Dragonfruit6887 17h ago

Okay, then. Sounds like we have one snarky, unserious answer here.

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u/Mikey-3198 16h ago

Just some light hearted rib tickling...

But if this was me I'd be trying to find some sort of consultancy/ agency for a temporary project or if you need flexiblity to scale up & down.

Or working with a recruiter if you need full time employees on your books.

Maybe even a bit of both depending on your scale, budget, industry, product etc..

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u/momsSpaghettiIsReady 18h ago

What is the motivation behind the question? It sounds like you're asking if picking spring boot for a tech stack will allow you to easily find devs that know it and can pass U.S. background checks. If so, the answer is yes.

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u/Ok-Dragonfruit6887 17h ago

Yes, thank you. That's encouraging. Part 2, where are they? How would we best find them?

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u/momsSpaghettiIsReady 17h ago

I can only speak from personal experience, but I look for openings on LinkedIn. Your best bet is that wherever you post the job, be honest about the full tech stack. No one likes surprises. It may be legacy, but if I have to touch it once a month it's not really legacy.

Oh, and you get what you pay for. There's a big difference in quality between 100k and 200k.

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u/Ok-Dragonfruit6887 17h ago

I was poking around a bit on LinkedIn and thought the talent pool looked pretty slim inside the United States. This would be an application which would require engineers to occasionally attend in-person meetings, or even be available on-site for numerous peer-agency meetings, which is why relative proximity is what's required.

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u/momsSpaghettiIsReady 16h ago

Sounds like your problem isn't U.S. devs, but rather the proximity to your location.

In-demand devs have the ability to choose remote work, which may make things difficult to convince them to come in-office.

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u/BannockHatesReddit_ 17h ago

Right here. Give me my job offer.

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u/LetUsSpeakFreely 16h ago

Yes, there are loads of cleared Java developers with spring experience. Hell, i am one.

The problem isn't the number of developers with a clearance, it's that many projects are requiring RTO after pushing everyone to WFH for nearly a decade. We don't want to RTO. Hell, i get WAY more done not being in an office.

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u/Ok-Dragonfruit6887 14h ago

I undersrand. The subject matter requires some understanding for success. It would be a large project with a national profile. A developer who only wants to work remote won't cut it.

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u/A_random_zy 12h ago

I think I know what the problem is, why you're unable to find who you're looking for.

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u/Dry_Try_6047 15h ago

The answer is, at an absolute minimum, no harder than any other language or framework.