Building a Technical Team

Presentation for NY Startup Mixers on the hardest problem in Software Engineering - recruiting a technical team.

Transcript

1. Building a Technical Team Lee Edwards
2. TECHNICAL COFOUNDER Finding a
3. ENGINEERING JOB MARKET Understanding the
4. INTERVIEW FUNNEL Building a strong
5. Our Interview Process ①  Résumé Screen ②  Phone Screen ③  Technical Interview ④  Team Interview ⑤  Offer Negotiation ⑥  Join the Team Ordered by increasing cost
6. Referral Job Board Recruiter Website 5 51 3 12 5 25 1 4 14 3 2 3 1 0 0 1 Résumé Phone Screen Technical Interview Offer Letter Job Fairs, Meetups, Conferences: 0 3 2 Accepted Offer 2 Team Interview 0 0
7. ENGINEERING CULTURE Building an
8. TL;DR •  Hire your friends •  Find a bunch of recruiters •  Build a big interview sieve •  Set a high bar and be patient •  Interview should mimic workday •  Empathy over technical talent •  Build an engineering culture •  Don’t bother with meetups, conferences, and job boards Too long; did not read