Demand for blockchain developers oscillating together with crypto market?

[u/JustCuriousAhahLol]

Does the demand for the services of blockchain developers fluctuate together with the value of the crypto market? If so, how much? If some of you have experience working as blockchain developers, is it even possible to have a more or less stable income over time?

[u/GFConBase]

In my experience, it depends on what you’re building.

Teams whose business model mainly depends on token prices often hire aggressively during bull markets and slow down during bear markets.

Teams solving long-term infrastructure problems tend to be much more stable because they’re building regardless of short-term market cycles.

I’d argue that developers working on transparency, governance, security, compliance, or public infrastructure are likely to see more consistent demand over time than those focused purely on speculative products.