Rust Programming Language: 5 Things You Need To Know

This might sound weird, but there’s a few similarities between the rise of Leninism in 20th Century Russia, and the release of the Rust programming language. Despite people’s opinions, good or bad, there can be no doubt that both concepts are examples of revolutionary thinking – just hear us out. In fact, by just swapping…

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Distributed Systems Explained In 10 Minutes

Why put all your eggs in one basket?  That’s the philosophy behind a computing concept known as distributed systems. But it’s definitely not that simple. Getting a solid grasp of distributed systems architecture can take a while, fortunately we’re here to help you learn the basics in just 10 minutes. What Is A Non-Distributed System?…

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How to Find a Remote Software Architect for Your Startup

Designing a Unique Hiring Process for Unique Needs A software architect is the specialist you need to drive the development of your startup’s product or platform. When you hire the right architect, they will help you make important decisions, explain them to all stakeholders, and create a model that is highly transferrable with user friendly…

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The 7 Most Disruptive Software Engineering Trends of 2021

Advice to Help Develop Careers and Engineering Capability As we begin our journey into 2021, we thought we’d investigate the trends that are most likely to disrupt software engineering in the coming months. To help us do so, we enlisted the experience and knowledge of Dr. Jeff Jensen (CEO & Co-Founder of Keto AI and…

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How to Assess Candidates for Data Engineer Jobs in a Virtual Interview

Interview Process Tips from the Experts Interviewing candidates for data engineer jobs virtually makes assessment of candidates more difficult. You don’t have the benefit of body language and proximity to help you gauge an applicant’s performance and suitability for the role. We’ve discussed how to interview engineers for your startup in a previous article, examining…

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The Best Way to Tell If an Engineer Will Fit Your Startup Culture

Expert Tips to Hire for Engineer Jobs Successfully You’re a startup. You’re hiring for engineer jobs. You know if you get the wrong people, it will disrupt your team dynamic and harm your business. Research by McKinsey & Company has found culture is what separates the highest-performing organizations from the rest. Of course, technical ability…

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Why the Best SREs Are Not Applying to Your Job Posting

Power Up Your Hiring Process from Job Description to Offer SREs: An important cog in high-tech businesses. They are the missing link between development and operations. The staff who square the circle of the desire to develop new blockbuster features and the need to make sure those features don’t break what is there already. Sounds…

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How to Interview Engineers for Your Startup

6 Tips to Optimize Your Interviewing Process Hiring the wrong engineers can cause almost irreversible damage, especially to a startup. Those early hires will be key drivers of your success. They will be involved in mission-critical decision making and product development. Get the wrong person onboard, and the potential negative impact does not bear thinking…

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How Can Startups Outcompete FAANG and Big Tech in the War for Talent?

Strategies to Attract the Best Candidates to Startup Jobs Success as a growing company depends upon the talent you can recruit for your startup jobs. But you’re experiencing some problems. Problems like: You’re finding it hard to hire your first engineer The best software engineers aren’t applying to your job postings You’re finding it’s almost…

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