> You said you have friends working for remote-first companies like Github and Automattic - that should have been your first method of entry to go direct to the

> You said you have friends working for remote-first companies like Github and Automattic - that should have been your first method of entry to go direct to the team itself Agreed. People who apply to us by reaching out directly to someone they know essentially skip our first level of triage (https://handbook.hmn.md/getting-started/hiring-process/ https://handbook.hmn.md/getting-started/hiring-process/), so if you have contacts, use them. I know Automattic is similar (we're a partner of theirs).