How the Brexit Could Affect Ruby on Rails Immigration into the UK
How the Brexit could affect Ruby on Rails Immigration into the UK.
Arguments were made during the campaign was that leaving the EU would result in an inability for developers from EU based countries to easily work in the UK. The reality is going to be determined by the Governments plans on how migration and the much cited Australian based points system will work.My concern would be that Governments do not know how to read a software developers CV. If foreign developers apply for a Visa without finding a job before one is issued, will the Government approve a lesser candidates with Masters degrees, over a stronger candidates who areself taught but has been working in relevant foreign startups?A solution would be for tech Visa’s to be up to companies to issue freely as they are more qualified to pick who the country needs, but that companies would have to pay some sort of bond to prevent them becoming a route for bogus migration. They should have a lower limit of around £40,000 as an employees salary so to encourage only mid-level and above developers to move to the UK from overseas and to ensure that we prioritise and train British Entry Level & Junior developers (as easy access to foreign workers disincentivising investment in British youth was one of the grievances originally cited for Brexit).This could actually be a really good thing. For years I’ve found great developers in countries such as Brazil, Ukraine, Argentina, Canada & South Africa and have only been able to get them remote gigs, despite them being of the same ability level as their EU counterparts. Right now I have around 15 Ruby teams who are struggling to hire Senior Ruby developers, many of which are having a negative business impact of not being able to get their product to market fast enough, limiting development to the point where it is seriously affecting business. Allowing companies quick and easy access to issue working Visa’s could provide an immediate much needed boost of experienced developers into the market.Existing EU developers living and working in the UK have nothing to fear. If you’re working, contributing tax and helping growth in the tech industry, the government would be insane to tinker with your status.EU developers who are thinking of moving to the UK in the short to near future, now is the ideal time. Its going to take us roughly 2 years to exit once article 50 is enacted (likely to happen this October). If you can get a job and start paying tax before then, its very unlikely you’ll be asked to leave.In summary; if the government doesn’t listen and puts up barriers to issuing Visa’s such as long wait times, excessive costs and turning easily employable people down as they don’t fit into rigid criteria of academic success the tech city is in real trouble. If the Government allows the easy issuing of tech Visa’s (but monitors it to prevent abuse), it could work out really well for the Silicon Roundabout.About the author: Louis Goff-Beardsley is a scumbag recruiter who produces dank OC to trick developers into working with him. If you feel your career would benefit from speaking to an autist fixated on the Ruby jobs market, feel free to drop Louis a line on louis@infinitiumglobal.com,+44 (0)7449324851, or 24/7 on Skype: LouisGB1. You can also add him on Linkedin or follow him on Twitter