Worked on one blockchain for years — now every job wants multi-chain skills. How are people handling this?

I’ve been working primarily on Solana for about 4 years. Until recently, that depth felt like a strength.

Lately, almost every role I see expects experience across multiple chains — Ethereum, Cosmos, Polkadot, sometimes even L2s or app-chains. On paper, that sounds reasonable. In practice, it feels overwhelming.

Each ecosystem has its own:

• tooling and languages

• design patterns and assumptions

• community norms and hiring signals

Trying to “know everything” feels shallow. Staying single-chain feels risky.

I’m struggling with two questions:

• How do you actually build cross-chain competence without diluting depth?

• In interviews, is it better to present yourself as a specialist or a multi-chain generalist?

Would really value perspectives from people who’ve navigated this shift.