

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. Skill is harder, but really only requires hard work - a lot of people can get that. Rather, we pay all our attention to a few key questions we ask every candidate, each aiming at uncovering a single key point: is this someone we really want to work with? So many that we don’t look at them, because resumes - let’s be honest - are totally worthless. Taken all together, this creates a lot of resumes. And on top of that we have an army of recruiters out scouring the globe, leaving no resume unturned. Indeed, I spend about half my time on it, while Lisa spends about all hers. And they’re pretty decent programmers, too.īut finding such people is more than a full time job. Witold is a 6’3″ former professional hockey player. For example, Mich is barely 5 foot tall, but is a competitive fencer. But my coders will beat up your coders, any day of the week. Thanks ez, whoever you are!Īs you might know, we’re hiring the best programmers in the world. The very last comment takes the cake, however, and is a fitting close. Tuesday midnight edit: After >500 comments, >1000 tweets, and >1000 Facebook likes, I’m closing comments on this thread so we can all get back to work. NET developers, though the underlying message is the same.)

(Or, rather, more offensively to Facebook and Google employees, less offensive to. It says the same thing, but less offensively. Monday edit: Skip my post and read this one instead. Sunday edit: Still going! More comments at the end. Saturday edit: Wow, quite a response to this. Update: The end is near, Expensify is hiring a.
