Hi Nairalanders

My name is Deen,

I am a Junior Web developer and digital marketer, I will soon be relocating to Lagos and will love to have your insights on how best to prepare for adaptation to life in Lagos.

I was brought up in Abuja and in my early 20's and will be rounding up my NYSC next month.

My reasons for considering relocating is as follows:

An overwhelming 91 percent of software developer jobs in Nigeria are straight out of Lagos, The information above is from the 2019 State of Code Jobs report put together by DevCenter, analyzed from over 3000 developer jobs posted on its jobs platform, and compiled data on what employers look out for when hiring developers in Nigeria.

Remote Work hardly exists, and with the reputation, Nigerian have online, it is even harder for us.

Also, Lagos has a large ecosystem of Senior Developers, there are lots of people to learn from and grow with.

I know the journey to growing my tech skills and becoming a senior developer takes time, but i feel being in an environment and a community of like-minded individuals can drastically reduce the errs and difficulties along the way, grow my skills as a developer, benefit from the vast tech ecosystem also and learn from the tech bros..

Am tired of job hunting for developer positions in the North, most developer Jobs I see are actually from Lagos

I’m also currently in search of a junior developer/engineer role. Might be remote or full-time(Nigeria).
I'm proficient in Python, JavaScript, Jquery, HTML and CSS and WordPress CMS, I'm currently learning ReactJs and NodeJs for full stack web applications
Is your team hiring or you know someone who is?

Thank You in anticipation.

Wizdeen:
Hi Nairalanders

My name is Deen,

I am a Junior Web developer and digital marketer, I will soon be relocating to Lagos and will love to have your insights on how best to prepare for adaptation to life in Lagos.

I was brought up in Abuja and in my early 20's and will be rounding up my NYSC next month.

My reasons for considering relocating is as follows:

An overwhelming 91 percent of software developer jobs in Nigeria are straight out of Lagos, The information above is from the 2019 State of Code Jobs report put together by DevCenter, analyzed from over 3000 developer jobs posted on its jobs platform, and compiled data on what employers look out for when hiring developers in Nigeria.

Remote Work hardly exists, and with the reputation, Nigerian have online, it is even harder for us.

Also, Lagos has a large ecosystem of Senior Developers, there are lots of people to learn from and grow with.

I know the journey to growing my tech skills and becoming a senior developer takes time, but i feel being in an environment and a community of like-minded individuals can drastically reduce the errs and difficulties along the way, grow my skills as a developer, benefit from the vast tech ecosystem also and learn from the tech bros..

Am tired of job hunting for developer positions in the North, most developer Jobs I see are actually from Lagos

I’m also currently in search of a junior developer/engineer role. Might be remote or full-time(Nigeria).
I'm proficient in Python, JavaScript, Jquery, HTML and CSS and WordPress CMS, I'm currently learning ReactJs and NodeJs for full stack web applications
Is your team hiring or you know someone who is?

Thank You in anticipation.

If you can find somewhere to stay ... maybe put up with someone for lets say 1 year while u find your feet, your problems are about 50% solved!

Ensure your reel of jobs are ready to go cos "what have u done before?" is the question they will throw at you and once u can convince them with a good show, you can use that as a springboard!

Prepare to network with people of like minds and those who have the connection with "strong signal".... lagos isn't easy!

And before i forget, ensure u have a good lump sum of money to live on while trying to sort yourself out!

Or else, the hunger that will wire u, is currently in gymn, rehearsing!

Jokes apart, lagos life ain't easy bro!

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If you can find somewhere to stay ... maybe put up with someone for lets say 1 year while u find your feet, your problems are about 50% solved!

Ensure your reel of jobs are ready to go cos "what have u done before?" is the question they will throw at you and once u can convince them with a good show, you can use that as a springboard!

Prepare to network with people of like minds and those who have the connection with "strong signal".... lagos isn't easy!

And before i forget, ensure u have a good lump sum of money to live on while trying to sort yourself out!

Or else, the hunger that will wire u, is currently in gymn, rehearsing!

Jokes apart, lagos life ain't easy bro!

Thank you very much for your input. I appreciate