Before we jump onto the answer of the often asked question, ‘How to hire a programmer for a startup?’, I feel that it is important to discuss the question, ‘What kind of programmers are needed in a startup?’ Knowing the skills you need to hire a programmer makes your life easier as an entrepreneur or a recruiter. Especially since programmers and coders may have a plethora of skills depending on the technology they work on or the kind of applications they would build. It is imperative to know that a web developer may not have the same skills as that of a mobile developer, and a mobile developer may work on android or at other instances work on iOS. So, the skills of programmers are vast and suit specific needs.