I have had great success hiring junior developers and molding them as described above. This turns the interview process into learning about the person and their

I have had great success hiring junior developers and molding them as described above. This turns the interview process into learning about the person and their goals and what drives them instead of what do you already know. Because let’s be honest, most development work can be learned fairly quickly for 95% of the work out there that needs to be done. For the other 5%, hirer a senior person who has that specific experience. Not necessarily experience in that tech, just experience solving the need you have. Performance, scaling, complex math, etc.