I hire software engineers to work on the platform that powers over a third of the internet. https://speakerdeck.com/tcn33 2017-10-10 19:15:13 -0400 Good software engineers can be found anywhere, and embracing remote working enables you to tap into that global pool. But just because you can… does that mean you should? In this talk I’ll go through some dos and don’ts, talk about some pitfalls, and hopefully guide you towards doing remote the right way. I’ll include some stories that draw on my experience working in technical recruitment for clients who have been on both sides of the do/don’t scale, as well as Automattic’s decade-plus experience as a fully-distributed company. Good software engineers can be found anywhere, and embracing remote working enables you to tap into that global pool. But just because you can… does that mean you should? In this talk I’ll go through some dos and don’ts, talk about some pitfalls, and hopefully guide you towards doing remote the right way. I’ll include some stories that draw on my experience working in technical recruitment for clients who have been on both sides of the do/don’t scale, as well as Automattic’s decade-plus experience as a fully-distributed company. Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/tcn33/remote-working-why-you-should-or-shouldnt-embrace-it https://speakerdeck.com/tcn33/remote-working-why-you-should-or-shouldnt-embrace-it Lightning talk presented at RORO Sydney, 10/10/2017. Lightning talk presented at RORO Sydney, 10/10/2017. Tue, 10 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/tcn33/what-the-heck-is-a-railscamp-and-why-should-i-go https://speakerdeck.com/tcn33/what-the-heck-is-a-railscamp-and-why-should-i-go