Engineering Leadership

Engineering Leadership

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What to look for when hiring a new engineer for your team?

What to look for when hiring a new engineer for your team?

Technical expertise is not the most important thing!

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Gregor Ojstersek
Aug 20, 2023
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Intro

No great software is developed and maintained without great people. Engineering is a lot more about people than it is to focus just on technology.

And to take it further. Only great teams develop great software. Therefore everyone contributes their best efforts and works together to achieve goals as a team. This is what engineering is.

In this article, we will go step by step on how to ensure you hire the right people for your team! It all starts, with creating a great environment, where people can thrive in.

Start with creating a great environment

You can’t hire great people if you don’t already have a great environment in place. Let me elaborate on that. You may get great people on board, but they will not nearly be close to their potential if you don’t place them in the position to be successful.

If you are an engineering leader, you need to do everything you can to do that. Some great ways to achieve that is to:

  • Assign clear ownership and responsibility.

  • Empower people and teams so …

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