I've noticed that the places I think to look (hn, craigslist, linkedin, stackoverflow) seem pretty low-traffic. I know there are jobs out there. Where do you look?
I think the current trend is for companies to not post everywhere, since just about everyone is hiring developers these days. So developers just seek out companies and apply to them.
Another current trend is for recruiters at aggressive companies to actively reach out to potential candidates via Linkedin and other similar sites. The big ones, like Google, even have specialized tools to collect info on various forums (such as this one, I'm sure).
This puts startups at a disadvantage, because candidates won't know to seek us out, and fewer candidates are using job boards to find employment. So we need to work hard to 'get the word out' that we are hiring.
Here's an example of getting the word out: Solum (http://solum.ag) is a Precision Agriculture startup helping make the business of farming more efficient. We're hiring Data Engineers, Software and Web Developers, QA Engineers, and Designers. Interested? Send an email to jobs@solumtech.com
For UK based developers, our site http://www.hackerjobs.co.uk is getting progressively busier and we've recently had the likes of Facebook UK & Skype advertising technical roles.
I might not be in the same field as you but here are the 3 sites I've used in the last 8 years, I get 2-3 calls per day in the following days after posting my resume on these sites: monster, workopolis (I think this one is canadian not sure) & contract job hunter (cjhunter - 25$/y fee).
Make sure you use "high demand" keywords in your resume as robots are scanning these will pull it up for employers/recruiters.
I run a small ad free site[1] that links to several job boards. Most of the boards really are low traffic if you live outside of SF or NYC. Have you tried contacting recruiters?
Another current trend is for recruiters at aggressive companies to actively reach out to potential candidates via Linkedin and other similar sites. The big ones, like Google, even have specialized tools to collect info on various forums (such as this one, I'm sure).
This puts startups at a disadvantage, because candidates won't know to seek us out, and fewer candidates are using job boards to find employment. So we need to work hard to 'get the word out' that we are hiring.
Here's an example of getting the word out: Solum (http://solum.ag) is a Precision Agriculture startup helping make the business of farming more efficient. We're hiring Data Engineers, Software and Web Developers, QA Engineers, and Designers. Interested? Send an email to jobs@solumtech.com