A few quick thoughts: 1. Make sure that your focus is aligned with the expectations of the management. You are probably right that the team needs more members

A few quick thoughts: 1. Make sure that your focus is aligned with the expectations of the management. You are probably right that the team needs more members and that you should hire some, but it is quite possible that the management expects other short-term results (either in preference ot at least in addition to growing the team). 2. When hiring, there are two equally important areas you need to figure out about each candidate: a) their experience and skills in relation to the requirements of the role, and b) how well would they fit within the existing team. In your case b) might easier since there is only two of you, but make sure that you keep that in mind when interviewing. 3. When assessing the technical ability -- the a) in the above point -- keep in mind that your interviewers are at least at the same general skill level as the candidate; and ideally higher. It is very difficult for a junior to interview a mid-level candidate, and basically impossible for a senior one; the same patterns repeat on all higher levels. This also applies if an interview is of a similar level, but in a wrong area - a senior Java developer will not be able to interview a senior Python one, and vice versa.