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Context is everything. Whether you're a pre-seed startup or hiring for a fully remote team, find the playbook that matches your reality.

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Featured Scenarios

Solo Founder Hiring

Perfect for AI founders making first hires

Company Stage Early-Stage Startup

Building your founding AI/ML team

Company Stage Startup Hiring Guide

Competing for AI talent without big budgets

Company Stage Remote Hiring

Access global AI talent pools

Talent Sourcing

Reaching Passive Developers

70% of developers aren't actively job searching but may consider the right opportunity. Learn strategies to reach passive developer talent effectively.

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Company Stage

From seed to IPO

After Series A

Learn how to hire developers after Series A funding. Scale your engineering team effectively while maintaining startup culture, speed, and equity value.

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at Early-Stage Startups

How to hire developers at early-stage startups (pre-seed, seed). Compete on equity, impact, and growth when budgets are limited.

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at Scale-ups

How scale-ups (Series B+) hire developers effectively. Strategies for rapid growth hiring while competing with big tech.

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Post-Acquisition

Learn how to hire developers after an acquisition. Navigate organizational changes and build engineering teams in post-acquisition environments.

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Startup Hiring: How to Compete for Developer Talent

Learn how startups can attract top developers despite limited budgets. Compete with bigger companies through mission, equity, growth, and culture.

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Hiring Contexts

Remote Best Practices

Learn how to hire remote engineers effectively. Global compensation strategies, interview processes, and onboarding best practices.

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Company Size

for Mid-Size Teams (10-50 Engineers)

Learn how mid-size engineering teams (10-50 engineers) can attract and hire effectively. Strategies for scaling culture and competing for talent.

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Large Enterprise Engineering Hiring

How large enterprises (50+ engineers) attract and hire developers. Compete with big tech by offering impact at scale and clear career paths.

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Solo Founder Guide: Your First Engineers

Learn how solo founders can attract and hire their first engineers. Strategies for competing without a brand, building trust, and making equity meaningful.

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Team Size

for Small Teams

Learn how to hire developers for small teams (2-10 engineers). Strategies for competing with limited resources and finding generalists.

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Company Type

Enterprise Developer Hiring

How large enterprises attract and hire developers. Compete with big tech on stability, career growth, and work-life balance.

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Work Models

Remote, hybrid, and async

Global Remote Engineering Hiring

Learn how to hire engineers globally for remote roles. Build distributed teams, navigate time zones, and attract top talent worldwide.

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Hybrid Engineering Hiring

Learn how to hire engineers for hybrid work models. Balance remote and in-office work to attract talent and build effective teams.

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Work Location

On-Site Engineering Hiring

Learn how to hire developers for on-site roles. Strategies for competing with remote opportunities, attracting local talent, and building on-site engineering teams.

moderate demand

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Talent Sources

Referral for Engineers

Learn how to build employee referral programs to hire engineers. Incentivize quality referrals and scale your referral hiring.

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University Engineering Recruiting

Master university engineering recruiting. Build campus relationships, attract top students, and hire entry-level talent effectively.

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Hiring Challenges

Solving specific problems

Contract-to-Hire Engineering

Learn how to use contract-to-hire for engineering roles. Strategies for contract-to-hire arrangements, evaluation, and conversion to full-time.

moderate demand

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for Niche Technical Skills

How to hire developers with niche skills like Rust or Elixir. Strategies for finding rare talent and evaluating specialized expertise.

moderate demand

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in a Competitive Market

Learn how to hire developers in competitive markets where top talent has multiple offers. Strategies for standing out, closing candidates, and competing effectively.

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Technical Executive Search

Learn how to hire technical executives (VP Engineering, CTO). Strategies for executive search, evaluation, and closing senior leadership.

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Urgent Engineering Hiring

Learn how to hire engineers urgently without compromising quality. Strategies for fast hiring cycles, urgent sourcing, and closing candidates quickly.

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Hiring Scale

High-Volume Engineering Hiring

Learn how to hire developers at scale (10+ per quarter). Proven strategies for high-volume engineering hiring while maintaining quality standards.

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Not finding what you need?

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Every hiring challenge can be approached from multiple dimensions. Pick the lens that fits your situation.

Hiring by Goal

What outcome are you trying to achieve?

First engineering hire · MVP team · Scale to 10+ · Replace departing engineer

Hiring by Role

What type of engineer are you hiring?

Frontend · Backend · Fullstack · DevOps · Mobile · Data · ML/AI

Hiring by Technology

What tech stack does your team use?

React · Python · Go · Node.js · TypeScript · Kubernetes · AWS

Hiring by Level

What seniority level do you need?

Junior · Mid-level · Senior · Staff · Principal

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Frequently asked questions

Scenario guides address your specific hiring context—not just who you're hiring, but the circumstances around the hire. A startup hiring differently than an enterprise, and remote hiring requires different strategies than on-site. These guides adapt best practices to your reality.

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