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I will have to keep checking up on the companies listed then. I will definitely secure a job first before moving there. I thought about finding a remote position or maybe even doing contract work. I am most worried about the long term, if I need to find another job in the area.
The meetup.com scene should also be in indicator of how many people are active in their field - around here there are hundreds of meetups in all sorts of topics in soft eng, hardware etc. I quickly checked on ABQ's Python meetup, for example, it has 61 members whereas Austin's has 1860. ABQ doesn't even have a hadoop group, Austin has 335 people in it and between all big data meetup groups, there are thousands of members (ABQ doesn't seem to have a single data analytics group, for example and this is the hottest field right now). I did notice the ABQ Tech scene meetup which has 335 members - this may be a place to start networking once you get to the city (NM Tech Scene (Albuquerque, NM) - Meetup). One way to establish yourself would be to start a meetup in the field of your expertise and give presentations to the folks who join - that way you can establish yourself as someone who is good to be hired...
I will have to keep checking up on the companies listed then. I will definitely secure a job first before moving there. I thought about finding a remote position or maybe even doing contract work. I am most worried about the long term, if I need to find another job in the area.
There is a fairly large push right now for accelerators to build a tech industry. Just recently the city/unm brought in some of those that are involved in the Austin accelerator to consult with the city. From what I have seen there more money starting to come in. Most are pointed at high return, scalable web/app industries. There are more hackathons going on. Places like Lavu have been leading the charge. bowtie.io is doing a ship-a-thon right now.
Though the software tech industry (now tech tied to the labs is different) is not as robust as Portland or Austin. There is a fair amount of movement headed in the right direction.
There is a fairly large push right now for accelerators to build a tech industry. Just recently the city/unm brought in some of those that are involved in the Austin accelerator to consult with the city. From what I have seen there more money starting to come in. Most are pointed at high return, scalable web/app industries. There are more hackathons going on. Places like Lavu have been leading the charge. bowtie.io is doing a ship-a-thon right now.
Though the software tech industry (now tech tied to the labs is different) is not as robust as Portland or Austin. There is a fair amount of movement headed in the right direction.
That's great to know. I was about to cross Albuquerque off my list, but if the tech scene will pick up in a year or two, that's perfect timing for me.
That's great to know. I was about to cross Albuquerque off my list, but if the tech scene will pick up in a year or two, that's perfect timing for me.
I've been a programmer/software analyst in Albuquerque for the last 16 years. All on HCM and ELM Systems. Every single person I've worked with on various teams that I stay in contact with, all have been also gainfully employed for that time. Add to that, my salary is pretty darn good and I enjoy a very comfortable living here in Albuquerque.
I've been a programmer/software analyst in Albuquerque for the last 16 years. All on HCM and ELM Systems. Every single person I've worked with on various teams that I stay in contact with, all have been also gainfully employed for that time. Add to that, my salary is pretty darn good and I enjoy a very comfortable living here in Albuquerque.
How's the market for healthcare / financial software? I been developing healthcare finance software for 10 years now, but wouldn't mind branching out to other industry. More importantly is the language used. I develop mostly with Microsoft technology (.NET, C#) in web environment.
How's the market for healthcare / financial software? I been developing healthcare finance software for 10 years now, but wouldn't mind branching out to other industry. More importantly is the language used. I develop mostly with Microsoft technology (.NET, C#) in web environment.
The Facebook group ABQ Webgeeks may be a good place to inquire.
How's the market for healthcare / financial software? I been developing healthcare finance software for 10 years now, but wouldn't mind branching out to other industry. More importantly is the language used. I develop mostly with Microsoft technology (.NET, C#) in web environment.
Not really for raw development of that industry but a lot for support of those. Most of the big healthcare/hospitals are using Lawson, which I initially started in the industry supporting. Now I am supporting PeopleSoft.
Albuquerque's got a respectable base of law software companies, including Justice Systems and Thomson Reuters Elite.
Not healthcare/financial per se, but more similar than, say, iPhone apps or avionics software.
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