Tips on how to recruit software developers that are able to deliver high-quality software products. What search methods and tools to use to find developers for a startup.

1. How to hire software
developers for a start-up?

2. Building a team and delivering high-quality IT products
wouldn’t be possible without an effective recruitment
process and constant contact with potential candidates

3. Job offer preparation
When preparing the advertisement’s content,
make sure that you include information that will
interest the potential employee, but will also be
tailored to your needs.

4. Job offer preparation
Think about what kind of
experience will be valuable for
your organization.

5. Job offer preparation
Start by doing needs research.

6. Technologies
If you have selected a tech stack, that’s great, you can
keep going. However, if you aren’t sure, it’s better to use
the help of specialists, who will advise you on choosing
the best solution for your startup.
We offer such solutions and our tech lead can help you
choose the technology free of charge.

7. Salary
Transparency is the basis, so
salary information is key.

8. Salary
If you aren’t sure or are worried that the salary will be too low or
too high, we can help you with that matter.
We verify the job market around the world on an ongoing basis
and we understand the rates perfectly.

9. In-house or remote?
The decision to work remotely or in-house is not
only important for developers. The possibility of
creating a remote team allows you to choose from
among specialists not only from your country.
Tired of looking for software developers for your
project? Talk to us, get an estimation for Your
software project!

10. What can you offer?
Consider real benefits that you can give to employees
and real development opportunities:
medical care, sports card, training,
knowledge base, industry literature,
participation in conferences, English
classes with a native speaker, etc

11. What can you offer?
During the pandemic, we also took care of remote
employees by providing them with furnishings
chosen to suit their needs.
Therefore, it is worth considering a list of benefits
and including them in the advertisements for
software developer recruitment.

12. Job portals
Advertisements on many job portals
are often paid, so it’s good to approach
them wisely and plan your budget.

13. Direct Search
Most of the candidates are passive candidates (not actively
looking for a job), so there is the need for a direct search.
The most popular candidate search tools are...

14. Direct Search
● LinkedIn Recruiter
● GitHub
● Facebook
● Internet forums
● Recommendations from
other employees
● Job fairs and Slack groups

15. Tools Selection
More and more advanced ATS systems are useful for
recruitment management.
We’ve had the opportunity to test some of them because a
properly selected ATS allows you to effectively manage
recruitment

16. Tools Selection
● https://www.lever.co/
● https://recruitee.com/
● https://www.traffit.com/en/
● https://www.pipedrive.com/en/home-page .

17. Screening
After receiving the candidate’s CV, the next step of the
recruitment process is screening — a short telephone call
with the recruiter, which allows you to check whether the
candidate will meet the requirements for the position and
match the values represented by the company.

18. Screening
Screening usually takes 20–30 minutes and consists of two parts.
In the first part, we introduce the company, position and project.
The second part is about checking the candidate’s experience and
motivation.

19. Meeting at the office
Preparation for the meeting consists of several steps:
● An email with an invitation, address, directions, estimated time of the
meeting, short agenda, etc.
● Soft part
● Technical part with tech lead + live coding
● Summary and information on what happens next, when the candidate will
get feedback, etc.

20. Be a Team Player
There are usually a few people involved in the
recruitment’s success.
The basis for us is a recruiter with an appropriate mix
of knowledge — he/she must know the basics of the
technologies we use, be up to date with projects,
know the team composition, methodology of our
work, development plans, etc.

21. Be a Team Player
After contacting the recruiter, it is time to meet
and talk to the CEO and manager. The tech lead,
who is responsible for the technical part and live
coding, is also often involved in hiring software
developers.

22. Want to know more?
Read our blog article How to Hire Software
Developers for Start-up