cyrilbenson47

So I applied on a startup and passed all interviews including technical. However, after a follow-up email regarding the status of my application, one of the founders told me that they might need more time (2 weeks) to make a decision, but considered me as a great candidate.

Btw, this is a remote job. So, I need your advice if I should just wait or look for other jobs because this might still be far-fetched.

Thanks!

Here's my story. I worked with a startup on its early stage 2 years ago and did pretty good. I was laid off after a year since they want an in-house developer but during my last day, the CTO/Co-founder praised me for my excellent work and thanked me for my work. He also told me that if I needed a LinkedIn endorsement, he'll write me one. At that time I didn't have a LinkedIn account.

Fast forward today, I'm asking him the recommendation he told me before. If you're an employer/manager, is this rude to ask?

For recruiters / managers / tech leads reviewing Senior Developer roles application, what qualities are you looking for when you interview a candidate?

I've been coding for 10 years now and used PHP and JS frameworks as my tech stack. I want to jump ship and start using modern tech like Go or focus heavily on data analysis using Python (ML).

How do I get a remote developer job with this technology when I'm just starting out since the majority of the companies require some experience?

P.S. This has been stressing me out for the past few months because I feel like I'm stagnating already and I know that I wanted to move forward.