Back when I was still on Reddit I remember someone sharing a job posting calling for 10 years of experience in a 5 year old language. I don't know if it was real or not but it's typical of the crazy requirements for those jobs.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 49 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think it could be understood to mean between the two skill sets, having a total of five years experience. But that could be 7 years of python and ten minutes of FastAPI, so it's still a bad metric.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

FastApi is is a python web framework. I read this as he did, i.e "5 years in fastapi AND python" as you would need python experience to use fastapi.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

They're real. I also encounted one.

[–] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

its usually because HR didnt interpret tequirements correctly. sometimes when it says 5 years on x language what was originally meant to be said is that you are a programmer that has programmed for at least 5 years (kinda mid level) and you have mid experience with said language, and not necessarily 5 years of said language.

so 5 years of java programming should actually say

5 years of programming/mid seniority programmer who is comfortable with java

[–] WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

That's probably what happened. However the job description as written was kind of silly.