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It depends on how you want to develop your career, but the generic advice, since you are in charge of hiring: hire A players(Google for "Bozo explosion"). Don't
by redleader55 2y ago
It depends on how you want to develop your career, but the generic advice, since you are in charge of hiring: hire A players(Google for "Bozo explosion"). Don't decide yet if you want to be an IC or a manager and keep your options open by doing deeply technical stuff.
Because you might feel unsure of yourself, you will be tempted to hire folks who are less junior than you - resist that. Hire senior people (budget allowing) and start your interviews with them by asking if they are comfortable reporting and working with someone with less experience than them. As long as you are humble and want to grow, you will.
- ptero 2y ago> start your interviews with them by asking if they are comfortable reporting and working with someone with less experience than them I think the recommendation to hire seniors and learn from them is great, but I would not muddy up waters by asking the above. Most senior engineers have reported or saw colleagues report to non-technical leadership. Senior is practically synonymous with being able to make technical decisions without technical guidance (only business guidance). Asking that as a minor question in the middle of the interview is OK. Making that sound too important may just raise worries that the interviewing company had some people issues and might be a mess to step into. My 2c.