[dtech]

The problem is who is willing to do this?

If you go into such a bootcamp as a fresh grad, you basically pigeonhole yourself into working in that niche forever. You would have a massive setback when switching jobs compared to taking a bogstandard Java job or whatever.

[sfpotter]

There are loads of people who'd be willing to do this at a national lab. The bigger problem is that very few national labs are located in places many young people want to live. For the ones that are (LBL), it's competitive to get a job there.

You're also wrong about the setback and being stuck in that niche. Once you learn the first language, more likely than not you'll have opportunities to continue to grow and develop in the role and learn new things. Most people are pretty adaptable.