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  • Hey everyone, I’ve been deep into Solana development for the past 4 years, but lately, I’ve noticed something… Employers expect blockchain devs to be proficient across multiple platforms—Ethereum, Polkadot, Cosmos, you name it.

    Umm… I get it, every chain has its own quirks, but mastering them all? That feels overwhelming. How do you approach this? Do you specialize deeply in one and just get familiar with others? Or do you actively work across multiple chains?

    Also, when interviewing, how do you present your expertise? Do you position yourself as a “Solana specialist” or a “blockchain generalist”? Would love to hear how others handle this! 🚀

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  • Lawrence Rogers

    Member • 1w

    I’ve been through this too. Spent years getting good at Solana, then suddenly, every job post is like, “Must know Ethereum, Polkadot, Cosmos…” It’s a lot.

    What worked for me was sticking to one main chain (Solana in your case) and just getting comfortable with others. You don’t need to go deep, just enough to understand how they work. Like, knowing Ethereum’s gas model or how Polkadot handles parachains helps in interviews.

    As for positioning, I usually say something like, “I specialize in Solana but have explored Ethereum and Polkadot enough to pick things up when needed.” If it’s a Solana-heavy role, I lean more into that expertise.

    At the end of the day, no one expects you to be an expert in every chain—just show that you can adapt. That’s what really matters.

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  • Shailesh Nair

    Member • 2d

    As a protocol engineer for more than 8 years in blockchain i see the changing markets and needs and its very dynamic, a blockchain company founder is uncertain many times about the revenue that will come up from one chain and so he expects developers to be knowledgable in multi chain which is difficult sometimes but that's how the crypto industry is now.

    Focussing on Blockchain architecture and in deep areas like Smart contracts, Virtual machine, Offchain computation techs, Cross chain bridging of one main popular chain can make things easier to get understanding of other L1, L2 and L3 chains.

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