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Machine Learning vs Blockchain: Which Hype Wave Actually Hired? (Hacker News)

Machine learning vs blockchain hiring demand on Hacker News 'Who is hiring?' posts. Two hype waves charted by share of postings since 2011, with the real job listings.

Compare Machine Learning vs Blockchain in the Who Is Hiring? tool
Machine LearningBlockchain
8,603
1,535
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Job postings

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How the lead changes hands

Machine learning versus blockchain is a study in two very different hype curves. Blockchain spikes sharply and fades just as fast when the crypto market cools; machine learning builds steadily and surges again with generative AI, ending far ahead. The relative bands show both shapes side by side, answering which wave actually translated into durable hiring. Read the sample postings behind each to see how the roles changed as the cycles turned.

The real postings behind each

Machine Learning8,603 postings · peak Apr 2018
  1. …I've spent the last 18 months iterating on Phrasing, a language learning app for polyglots. It's finally reached a stable point, and we're starting to get Daily Active Users. I've been using it every day for over a month now to learn over a dozen languages, and have been blown…

  2. …Beam, Spark, dbt, BigQuery Experience in healthtech, pregnancy care, machine learning, and design are all valuable as well! See all four postings here, which include some details on comp & benefits: https: www.delfina.com careers

  3. …https: www.l2labs.ai L2 Labs is a brand new applied AI lab building machine intelligence for data integration and interoperability. We're fast growing: we closed a pre-seed funding round, established partnerships with Cornell and NYU, and secured a large enterprise customer in…

Blockchain1,535 postings · peak May 2018
  1. …users (4M+ in the last 8 months alone) onto products built with blockchain infra and distributed systems. We believe that when users own cryptographic keys, we shift the status quo so that users control more of their data and assets online. Privacy is fundamentally about…

  2. Chorus One | https: chorus.one careers | Platforms Engineer | REMOTE (Switzerland ± 6 hours) Chorus One operates validators on many proof-of-stake blockchains (the ones where security is based on a Byzantine fault-tolerant consensus algorithm rather than wasting energy). We are…

  3. …innovative products safe. We are looking for GoLang Engineers and Blockchain Engineers to join our team. The full job description and how to apply can be found here ( https: jobs.ashbyhq.com quantstamp ).

Two hype waves in hiring: the ML build-out versus the blockchain spike.

Each on its own

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