IlyaStam

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by IlyaStam 1y ago
I’m agree, design problems are indeed a good way to assess many things about a candidate. It works really well when you have a funnel of relevant and motivated people. Sourcing such funnel is harder than many realize. Would love to hear you
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Let's share insights on hiring engineers(indiehackers.com)
3 points by IlyaStam 1y ago|3 comments
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by IlyaStam 1y ago
I've spent countless hours interviewing prospects and industry pros about hiring engineers and I have a pretty good idea of how it is done at companies across full spectrum of size, funding, locations, etc. A few interesting things I&#
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by IlyaStam 5y ago
Define a “tech hub” ?
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Ask HN: How do online TV providers get content
5 points by IlyaStam 7y ago|0 comments
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by IlyaStam 7y ago
Dropbox?
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by IlyaStam 8y ago
Financial independence is important if you have better things to do with your time than work. And if that’s not the case - keep on workin! :)
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by IlyaStam 8y ago
"optics". when used instead of "perception". As in "Blah Blah created bad optics for our department". "head count" when used by mid-level managers, who want to look cool, instead of word "positio
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by IlyaStam 8y ago
somebody built shared this a few months ago: https://hnjobs.emilburzo.com/#engineer
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by IlyaStam 8y ago
These companies have their own often quite robust recruiting pipelines, which are far more effective and predictable than posting an opening on their jobs page. Think about it this way: your task is to have an inflow of X engineers / y
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Ask HN: How would you set up async tasks processing for a greenfield project?
2 points by IlyaStam 8y ago|0 comments
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by IlyaStam 8y ago
there is nothing wrong with stock buy-backs. If you don't know what to do with your cash - give back to investors, so they could invest it elsewhere.
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by IlyaStam 8y ago
React on the front, python Flask on the back (if you need to build a small app quickly), or Java dropwizard if this is going to be something big.