I have a part-time gig maintaining in-house software for a medium sized manufacturing company, which I have done since 2019. 1) your timing is auspicious, ther

I have a part-time gig maintaining in-house software for a medium sized manufacturing company, which I have done since 2019. 1) your timing is auspicious, there are many devs looking for a new gig 2) you can retain them if they are able to do meaningful work, without a lot of bureaucracy, and you pay enough that it's a comfortable living (don't need to match FAANG salaries entirely) 3) the advantage is that they will know your business well enough to make software for your purpose. Therefore, the answer to whether or not they are interested in a "non-glamorous industry like logistics", is to straight up ask them in the interview what they think about that. Some will find it interesting to dig into the details and learn how another industry works, some will not. 4) but if you cannot afford to have at least two devs, consider the issues of what happens if your single dev gets another job or goes on vacation