the journal
Notes from the Caribbean dev community.
Hiring advice, engineering lessons from island apps, salary insights, and stories from the people building here.
How to write a developer profile that gets you hired
Your profile is doing the selling while you sleep. Here's how to make it work harder, with specifics, proof, and a clear ask.
Carib Devs Team · May 2026
The Caribbean tech salary report, 2026
What developers across the islands are actually charging and earning this year, by role, experience, and engagement type.
Carib Devs Team · April 2026
From freelance to full-time: Andre's story
A Kingston engineer on how a single good profile turned scattered gigs into a senior role he actually wanted.
Andre Bennett · April 2026
Building for low-bandwidth: lessons from island apps
Offline-first isn't a nice-to-have here. Practical patterns for apps that work on the connection people actually have.
Aaliyah Joseph · March 2026
Why same-timezone hiring wins
A hiring lead on why overlapping working hours beats a slightly cheaper rate ten time zones away.
Lena Okafor · March 2026
Open source from the islands: projects to watch
A round-up of open-source work coming out of the Caribbean dev community, from localization tools to marine data.
Carib Devs Team · February 2026