Est. Read Time: 6 min Most engineering job descriptions are written from the company’s perspective — here’s what we need, here are the requirements, here’s what you’ll do. Senior engineers read them and mostly look for red flags. Writing a job description that attracts senior engineers requires a different frame: what does a great engineer […]
Est. Read Time: 9 min One of the most common concerns we hear from US companies considering nearshore hiring is some version of: “How do I know the engineers are actually good?” It’s a fair question, and it deserves a specific answer rather than vague assurances about “rigorous vetting.” This post walks through exactly how […]
Est. Read Time: 10 min Hiring a CTO is one of the most consequential decisions a founder makes. The right CTO shapes the technical culture, architectural direction, and engineering team quality for years. The wrong one creates technical debt, drives out talented engineers, and sets a company back by twelve to eighteen months at the […]
Est. Read Time: 7 min The Department of Labor estimates that a bad hire costs 30% of the employee’s annual salary. For a senior software engineer at $160,000, that’s $48,000. Experienced hiring managers and engineering leaders will tell you that estimate is optimistic by a factor of three. Here’s what the real cost looks like. […]