I'm here with Heather from Artisan Talent and we're talking about back-end developers
We talked about this a second ago what's the difference between back-end developers and
front-end developers
Well the back-end is a little bit more technical so it's really I would say the foundation
is a good way of looking at it
For what's to come with maybe a designer an idea that you will visually eventually see
So this is the very intricate framework to build upon to make something visual
Okay cool and what kind of skill sets are you looking for
You obviously have lots of freelance projects lots of full-time positions run past your
desk
What kind of skills are you looking for with back-end web development
Well someone has to be very passionate about this
Someone that really understands I would say the whole process so maybe they have a background
in engineering or web development or something like that and they have kind of found that
they really do enjoy the back-end side which could be working in Ruby on Rails which is
something we see quite a bit
PHP they understand sequel maybe they've connected with you know the C++
We don't touch that too much but that's important to know but understands that through the HTML
and CSS and JavaScript and jQuery libraries
So someone who understands all of that to give to a designer is really really really
important and if they're efficient and quick and clean with their code hands down they
will be definitely very happy person
They'll be snapped up by your clients
Yes
Tell me what kind of projects can a back-end developer expect and you know what kind of
back-end programming what kind of back-end database work what kind of back-end coding
could they expect through you know through their career
You know every once in a while we see something maybe it's like a full-stack developer so
that's someone that understands back-end development with the front-end so those are occasional
Usually companies split it or projects are split between a front-end person and a back-end
person too do maybe someone that's really good at Ruby on Rails or Ruby Developer
Those are the ones that we see a lot of because someone has to really really be passionate
about that
And they might have to understand PHP how it's integrated into a database that they
use with the company or a CMS tool or something
So understanding how to connect all the dots like that is really really really important
You'll see sometimes like a sequel be thrown in there or maybe they need to understand
angular copy script a little bit more on the front-end
Just to be able to communicate with the front-end person
Okay cool so let's say you have a person who has got that kind of skills who has that kind
of passion is interested in those kind of projects what kind of money what kind of salary
whether it's freelance or full-time could a back-end developer expect
This is an area that if you're really serious about you can do very well
So you know I would say you know currently we're working on some Ruby positions you know
and as far as an hourly rate range goes for they're looking for someone in that four to
six years so anywhere from like forty to seventy an hour
So four to six years experience
Yes exactly
But then there has been full-time roles that have rolled through and maybe they're more
in that one-twenty to one-fifty range
That's pretty serious for a programmer
Yes but if you think about it and this digital age we're in wouldn't you want your foundation
you know handled by somebody that's an expert in that area
And I feel like we connect with those people
You know they we talk to them about what makes them tick why they got into development why
they're good at backend and here we are
And my understanding wrapping this little thing up here is that you're talking about
someone who is more so left-brained logical analytical
Yes
Less so right-brained which is sort of more if you will communication emotional connected
so I can see how
And this is a bias bias bias question
It's okay
I can see how having a talent agency might be an advantage tell me what for a back-end
developer what kind of advantage would there be in listing with a talent agency like Artisan
It helps them kind of get out of their shell and not to you know kind of go off on that
Someone they can trust
I like to talk to developers because I love to hear that analytical side about them and
what they've put together is amazing to me and how they're putting code together
But being a voice for them maybe giving them some confidence giving them some coaching
tips like Hey this is the type of samples we need
This is what you're going to expect when you go on an interview this is the type of projects
So it gives them kind of a heads up and I know someone that's very methodical and maybe
very analytical likes to be kind of excited to know what's to come
So really helping them feel confident in that space is another sort of I guess advocate
are we can be part of
Alright cool
So if someone wants to reach out as a back-end developer as a back-end coder
Yes
To maybe get some work through you guys or an agency like you what's the best way to
reach Artisan
I know you guys are kind of everywhere right
Yes we are but you can pick up the phone you can find us online you can go through LinkedIn
you can find us at an event
Don't hesitate to come up and talk to us
Alright thanks so much for your help