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Junior engineers are very appealing to most big tech companies because there are lots of them and they need to hire lots of engineers. Also, the smartest engine
by lacker 7y ago
Junior engineers are very appealing to most big tech companies because there are lots of them and they need to hire lots of engineers. Also, the smartest engineers with zero years of experience are all looking for a job. The smartest engineers with n > 0 years are mostly happy where they are.
The main exception AFAICT is Netflix, who really prefers not to hire new grads.
- hamstercat 7y agoIt's definitely a mix. You can't hire just juniors because you need seniors to mentor/train them. You also probably don't want just seniors because as you said, they need the bodies. Add to that the fact that you must expect people to leave, so you have to plan for the future. If you can manage a balance of both, depending on the individuals in the team it can end up being beneficial as juniors level-up and seniors tackle the higher-level stuff.
- jopsen 7y agoDon't forget internships.. it's essentially a hiring pipeline that is only available on students.. It's a lot easier to get hired when you are given a multi-month internship to prove yourself. Instead of having to prove yourself in 5x45min interviews. (On the other hand students don't have experience to draw on)
- freyir 7y agoNot sure if it’s true, but I heard Facebook did a hiring freeze on junior engineers for a while. Too much technical debt accumulating too fast.