How many Go developers are in Toronto?
Go accounts for 7.2% of the developers StarHunt indexes in Toronto, against 7.7% across Canada.
29% of the Go developers we place in Canada are in Toronto, a city that holds 31% of the country's developers overall.
Toronto sits close to the national average for Go.
Counted on StarHunt's index: public GitHub profiles located in or around Toronto, tagged Go from the code in their repositories. People who never publish code are not in it, so the real population is larger.
What is specific to Go in Toronto
TypeScript shows up in 16% of Go profiles in Toronto, 1.5x the national rate. Worth naming in the job description.
Of the 23 languages and frameworks we track in Toronto, Go ranks #5 by number of developers.
What Go developers in Toronto also work with
Where the Toronto column beats the national one, asking for that skill costs you less here than elsewhere.
| Technology | Toronto | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | 25% | 27% |
| Python | 17% | 14% |
| TypeScript | 16% | 11% |
| AWS | 14% | 14% |
| React | 9.8% | 7.4% |
| Node.js | 8.2% | 9.3% |
What Go developers in Toronto build
Projects they started themselves, ranked by stars.
| # | Repository | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | shazow/ssh-chat | ★ 5,909 |
| 2 | xjasonlyu/tun2socks | ★ 5,531 |
| 3 | icholy/ttygif | ★ 4,011 |
How to approach a Go search in Toronto
- Search Toronto first: with 29% of the national Go pool, the city alone can fill a shortlist before you widen.
- Ask for TypeScript as well: 16% of Go profiles in Toronto show it, well above the national 11%.
- Lead with email. 36% of Go developers in Toronto publish one, so a short message that cites a specific contribution will reach most of your shortlist.
Frequently asked questions
How many Go developers are in Toronto?
We report shares rather than a raw count below 5,000 profiles, because a small number says less than where the pool sits: Go is 7.2% of Toronto developers in our index (7.7% nationally), and Toronto holds 29% of the Go developers we place in Canada.
Are Go developers in Toronto active on GitHub?
58% pushed code in the last 90 days, against 63% for Go across Canada.
Which skills are more common among Go developers in Toronto than elsewhere in Canada?
TypeScript: 16% of Go profiles in Toronto, against 11% nationally.
Can you contact Go developers in Toronto directly?
36% list a public email on GitHub, against 38% for Go developers across Canada. 25% have also flagged themselves as open to work.
Search Go developers in Toronto
Three free searches: describe who you need in Toronto and see who builds it.
Search now, free