Guidance on how to land a good job in web3

Thanks for sharing this so honestly — it takes courage to talk about gaps, procrastination, and imposter syndrome. Before giving guidance, can I understand a few things so the advice is tailored to where you are today?

Which part of Web3 work energises you the most now — smart contracts, backend, protocol design, or integrations? (Your experience is broad, but landing a job often requires one anchor skill.)

Have you built or updated any project/GitHub repo in the last 3–4 months? (This helps gauge how big the skill-gap really is.)

When you gave recent interviews, what feedback did you receive — skill gap, fundamentals, confidence, system design, or Solidity depth?

What kind of role are you targeting now — smart contract engineer, full-stack Web3 dev, protocol dev, or something else?

Getting clarity on these will help us give a structured plan so you can rebuild momentum and position yourself strongly for the next job

Thanks for your reply. I'll try to give you clarity on your questions.

I mostly enjoy working with smart contracts, integrations, and protocol design. I have ethereum experience but I'm also expanding my knowledge to solana.

Yes, I have built few projects and updated my github, mostly around web3 apps, smart contracts, and full-stack.

I tried to get feedback from the companies I interviewed for. Some of them did, many just ghosted. But mostly the feedback was around skill gap, system design. Also, I realised that often I'm unable to fully justify my knowledge in the interview. Even though I know about the topic, sometimes I'm unable to articulate in the best way possible.

I'm targeting mostly smart contract engineer, blockchain developer, frontend web3 roles. I'm not confident with the backend skill yet. And Also I think, I have worked on good smart contracts but not challenging enough (large codebases) to really unlock that depth of knowledge in solidity.

A lot of times, due to low solidity and smart contract dev jobs, I get distracted to juggle full-stack as well and hence, never really go in depth at a particular domain. I keep juggling between smart contracts, frontends, and backends.

Let me know if I should share anything else.

Thanks for sharing this. Your clarity already helps a lot. Before we suggest a plan, I want to understand one simple thing:

When you sit down to learn or code today, what do you naturally move toward?

For example: • Do you enjoy reading other protocols’ code and understanding why they built things a certain way? • Do you like building small smart-contract modules and testing new ideas? • Or do you jump between frontend, backend, and contracts because you are not sure where to focus?

Your answer matters because your next steps depend on it. If you enjoy depth, we can plan a Solidity and protocol-design roadmap. If you enjoy building end-to-end projects, we can shape one strong flagship project for interviews. If the switching happens due to confusion, then we fix direction first — not skills.

Which of these feels closest to you right now?

Well, currently the most important thing for me is to land a job so that's why I try to do things that I think would help me achieve that. Like, I spend most of my time building projects and learning concepts, which is around full-stack and contracts. But, I guess I'm not sure where exactly to focus, so I kind of jump between frontend, backend, and contracts. This is because, most of the Blockchain developer job description I see, asks for full-stack as well as smart contracts and web3 knowledge.

I really enjoy depth but I also try to focus on multiple aspects of development cause I think that would open more opportunities for me. But somehow that backfires as I keep juggling between frontend, backend and contracts, and at the end of the day I'm left with half knowledge about everything. I want to go in depth, but I'm trying to focus on things that will help me land a job as soon as possible. Maybe I need to fix my direction first.

What you’re describing is actually one of the most common traps I see — especially among capable developers who genuinely want to do things right.

You’re not confused because you lack ability. You’re stuck because you’re optimizing for “employability signals” instead of “role clarity.” And paradoxically, that’s what’s slowing you down.

Most job descriptions look like they want full-stack + contracts + infra + Web3 everything. But in practice, teams hire for one core responsibility and tolerate gaps everywhere else. When candidates try to cover all bases, they often end up sounding unfocused — even if they’re technically strong.

What I’ve seen work (again and again) is this shift:

Stop asking “What combination increases my chances?” Start asking “What problem would a team trust me with on day one?”

Once that’s clear, depth becomes an accelerator instead of a blocker.

A few grounded observations from patterns across the community here:

Depth doesn’t mean ignoring other layers — it means owning one layer and understanding how others interact with it.

Hiring managers don’t reject generalists — they reject unclear narratives.

Most strong hires had a phase where they paused, narrowed, and rebuilt confidence around one core capability.

If you’re currently torn between frontend, backend, and contracts, that’s a signal to choose one as your anchor, not abandon the others. For example: “Smart contract–first developer who understands frontend integration” reads very differently from “I do everything.”

You might find these threads helpful as you recalibrate:

Proof over breadth when hiring: https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/proof-based-hiring-in-web3

How hiring teams actually interpret mixed skill profiles: https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/web3-hiring-signals

Rebuilding direction after losing momentum: https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/feeling-lost-as-developer-in-blockchain-company

You’re not behind — you’re just at the decision point most people avoid. Once you choose a lane deliberately, progress tends to compound fast.

If you want, share which direction feels most energizing right now (contracts, infra, or app-layer), and we can pressure-test whether it’s also the fastest path back into a role.