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> Open source is wind in your back. So true. Open source lets small engineering teams punch above their weight. Thousands of extra eye balls on the code for QA
by vonnik 10y ago
> Open source is wind in your back.
So true. Open source lets small engineering teams punch above their weight. Thousands of extra eye balls on the code for QA make it so much better. And the project-user feedback loop is fast.
- sytse 10y agoFor sure we think we're punching above our weight. We're less than 100 people and are competing with multi-billion dollar companies likes GitHub. Some other benefits of our open core model: 1. Remote only is the default way of working, allowing us to hire great people around the world. 2. Our open core model attracts great people, it is rare to have no recruiting problem for engineering. 3. Our technical interview is adding a feature to GitLab, ensuring we test exactly the skills we need when you join.
- agibsonccc 10y ago(vonnik's cofounder here) We don't have a careers page on purpose. Right now the best hires either come from very strong referrals or fall in to our lap via the oss community. People who ask us about hiring: we just tell them to join the oss community. It saves us a lot of time.
- Akkuma 10y agoThis seems like it would preclude people who love what you are doing, but also love to do things after work that aren't around programming.
- agibsonccc 10y agoWe get referrals for other roles. But yeah: that's more or less on purpose.