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HOW TO HIRE A
DEVELOPER THAT
DOESN’T SUCK
Sean Hull :: Data. Devops. Innovation.
ABOUT ME
Sean Hull
Cloud Solutions Architect
+1-917-442-3939
sean@iheavy.com
iheavy.com/blog
about.me/hullsean
github.com/hullsean
CLOUD SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
➤ Devops + data automation
➤ Python
➤ AWS + GCP
➤ Terraform + Ansible
➤ Serverless Lambda
➤ MySQL, Postgres, Redshift
➤ Advisor, Fractional CTO
➤ 10+ years with Startups
GREAT DEVELOPERS
Who? What? Where?
“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.
-Linus Torvalds
WHO: PRAGMATISTS
➤ MacGyver skills
➤ Can-do attitude
➤ Good listeners
➤ Communicate comfortably
➤ Elegance vs efficiency
WHO: GENERALISTS
➤ Coding skills
➤ Infrastructure skills
➤ Database skills
➤ Active in open source
➤ Active in tech communities
➤ Framework agnostic
➤ Diverse professional exp.
WHO: NOT FANATICAL
➤ Confrontational
➤ My way or the highway
➤ Tone of superiority
➤ Microservices everywhere!
➤ GPL only!
➤ Open Stack
WHAT: PAY MARKET RATES
➤ Think: Why hire local?
➤ Research salaries well
➤ Glassdoor
➤ Understand your target
➤ New York cost of living
➤ Consider cost of search time
➤ HN March 500 firms hiring
➤ What’s cost of empty seat?
WHAT: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
➤ What would you do in your
first month?
➤ Tell one success story
➤ Tell a story where you failed
➤ What are you learning now?
WHAT: PREPARE FOR TURNOVER
➤ It’s a hot job market
➤ Assume folks are looking
➤ Trust but plan for change
➤ There is no “long haul”
WHAT: HOST A TECH BLOG
➤ Involves you in community
➤ Gets you into the conversation
➤ codeascraft.com
➤ word.bitly.com
➤ medium/airbnb-engineering
➤ medium/netflix-techblog
➤ facebook.com/engineering
WHAT: MAKE APPLYING BETTER
➤ Don’t require web submission
➤ Include a jobs@acme.com
➤ Be accommodating
➤ Live coding?
➤ Devs are evaluating you
➤ Lever? Greenhouse? Ugh!
➤ Remember you’re not special
➤ The candidate is in demand
➤ Loosen your calendar
➤ Look past keyword searches
WHERE: TECHNICAL EVENTS
➤ Lunch & Learns
➤ Lightening talks
➤ Meetup events
➤ Single day conferences
➤ Involve your team
➤ Save on hiring costs
WHERE: OTHER EVENTS
➤ CodeDriven - FirstMark Cap
➤ Warby Parker - Technically
Speaking
➤ Etsy - Code as Craft
➤ Bitly Lunch & Learn
➤ WeWork Lunch & Learns
➤ Pitch events
➤ Other Tech Meetups
ABOUT ME
Sean Hull
+1-917-442-3939
sean@iheavy.com
iheavy.com/blog
about.me/hullsean
github.com/hullsean

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How to hire a developer that doesn't suck

  • 1. HOW TO HIRE A DEVELOPER THAT DOESN’T SUCK Sean Hull :: Data. Devops. Innovation.
  • 2. ABOUT ME Sean Hull Cloud Solutions Architect +1-917-442-3939 sean@iheavy.com iheavy.com/blog about.me/hullsean github.com/hullsean
  • 3. CLOUD SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT ➤ Devops + data automation ➤ Python ➤ AWS + GCP ➤ Terraform + Ansible ➤ Serverless Lambda ➤ MySQL, Postgres, Redshift ➤ Advisor, Fractional CTO ➤ 10+ years with Startups
  • 5. “Talk is cheap. Show me the code. -Linus Torvalds
  • 6. WHO: PRAGMATISTS ➤ MacGyver skills ➤ Can-do attitude ➤ Good listeners ➤ Communicate comfortably ➤ Elegance vs efficiency
  • 7. WHO: GENERALISTS ➤ Coding skills ➤ Infrastructure skills ➤ Database skills ➤ Active in open source ➤ Active in tech communities ➤ Framework agnostic ➤ Diverse professional exp.
  • 8. WHO: NOT FANATICAL ➤ Confrontational ➤ My way or the highway ➤ Tone of superiority ➤ Microservices everywhere! ➤ GPL only! ➤ Open Stack
  • 9. WHAT: PAY MARKET RATES ➤ Think: Why hire local? ➤ Research salaries well ➤ Glassdoor ➤ Understand your target ➤ New York cost of living ➤ Consider cost of search time ➤ HN March 500 firms hiring ➤ What’s cost of empty seat?
  • 10. WHAT: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS ➤ What would you do in your first month? ➤ Tell one success story ➤ Tell a story where you failed ➤ What are you learning now?
  • 11. WHAT: PREPARE FOR TURNOVER ➤ It’s a hot job market ➤ Assume folks are looking ➤ Trust but plan for change ➤ There is no “long haul”
  • 12. WHAT: HOST A TECH BLOG ➤ Involves you in community ➤ Gets you into the conversation ➤ codeascraft.com ➤ word.bitly.com ➤ medium/airbnb-engineering ➤ medium/netflix-techblog ➤ facebook.com/engineering
  • 13. WHAT: MAKE APPLYING BETTER ➤ Don’t require web submission ➤ Include a jobs@acme.com ➤ Be accommodating ➤ Live coding? ➤ Devs are evaluating you ➤ Lever? Greenhouse? Ugh! ➤ Remember you’re not special ➤ The candidate is in demand ➤ Loosen your calendar ➤ Look past keyword searches
  • 14. WHERE: TECHNICAL EVENTS ➤ Lunch & Learns ➤ Lightening talks ➤ Meetup events ➤ Single day conferences ➤ Involve your team ➤ Save on hiring costs
  • 15. WHERE: OTHER EVENTS ➤ CodeDriven - FirstMark Cap ➤ Warby Parker - Technically Speaking ➤ Etsy - Code as Craft ➤ Bitly Lunch & Learn ➤ WeWork Lunch & Learns ➤ Pitch events ➤ Other Tech Meetups