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21 articles tagged #Hiring.
P.01Full-stack means different things to every team. This is a practical guide to defining what you actually need, running a screen that catches specialists in disguise, and knowing when a generalist is the right call.
P.02Node.js has fractured into async-first, TypeScript-native, and edge-runtime camps. This is the practical screening guide for hiring a Node.js developer who can build production backends, not just Express tutorials.
P.03The 'DevOps engineer' title now covers three distinct jobs: platform engineer, SRE, and CI/CD specialist. Here's what each role actually does, what to screen for, and what the market pays.
P.04iOS development has changed more in the last three years than it did in the previous seven. Here's what strong iOS candidates know, how to screen them, and what to expect on rates.
P.05LeetCode interviews are popular and largely useless for predicting on-the-job performance. Here is what the research says works, and how to build a process that finds engineers who will thrive in your codebase.
P.06Android development has changed more in the last three years than the previous decade. Here's how to tell who can build modern Android apps from who learned it circa 2019 and never looked back.
P.07Python is the language of AI, data, and backend. But 'Python developer' covers a huge range of skill sets. Here's how to define the role, screen for real ability, and avoid costly mismatches.
P.08A week-by-week playbook for onboarding a new software engineer. What to cover in the first month, what most teams skip, and how to measure whether it is working.
P.09A step-by-step guide to screening React developers in 2026 — what to test, what seniority looks like, and the red flags that save you from a bad hire.
P.10I run one, so I will tell you how to hire one, including the parts most agency owners would rather you did not know. The green flags, the red flags, and how to tell a partner from a vendor.
P.11Everyone says their developers are vetted. Almost nobody tells you what that means. Here is what real vetting looks like, the screen we actually run, and the red flags that should end a conversation early.
P.12A practical comparison of offshore, nearshore, and onshore development for teams deciding how to staff a project. What each model costs, where it breaks, and how to choose.
P.13Most technical job descriptions repel the people they are trying to hire. Here is what senior developers actually look for, and how to write a posting that gets responses from the right people.
P.14Toptal is the default answer when someone wants pre-vetted developers fast. It is not the only one, and for a lot of teams it is not the right one. An honest look at the alternatives and how to choose.
P.15The salary number is the smallest part of the answer. This is a framework for the real cost of each hiring model, in-house, freelance, agency, and managed, so you can budget for the total, not the sticker.
P.16Most agency owners are the bottleneck in their own business. Here's how to identify where you're needed versus where a system or a person could replace you, and how to build those systems.
P.17Junior developer hiring is down 30% since 2024. AI tools now handle the grunt work that used to train entry-level engineers. But the real story is more complicated — and more important — than the headlines suggest.
P.18Remote work is permanent. Here's how to hire, onboard, and manage distributed engineering teams across time zones, cultures, and employment structures.
P.19Tech interviews are evolving. Take-home projects, AI-assisted coding, and system design are reshaping how companies evaluate developers. Here's what to expect.
P.20By 2028, 1 in 4 job candidates will be fake. North Korean operatives have infiltrated 300+ US companies using AI-generated personas. Deepfake job fraud is the hiring crisis nobody prepared for.
P.21Hiring a web development agency? Here's the framework we wish every client used before contacting us. Covers evaluation criteria, red flags, questions to ask, and how to get the best results from your agency partnership.