I also hire like this with referrals from current (and past) team members. This helps provide an on-ramp for people with less of a public persona. If someone I'

I also hire like this with referrals from current (and past) team members. This helps provide an on-ramp for people with less of a public persona. If someone I've worked with in the past says "you should hire X, I worked with them at my last co and they're an amazing developer", I'll hire X. X tends to be excellent and you have a great chance of landing them with a hot referral.