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There are two main things to consider before hiring your next developer: 1. How much pizza can you afford? and 2. …Just kidding. Keep reading.  Most articles about scaling deal with the technical aspects, like servers and infrastructure. There’s another scaling exercise to consider that most managers will participate in at some point, and that’s […]

When you’re working all day, slogging away on the computer for hours on end, it can feel like the last thing you want to be doing. Staying passionate about coding, whether that’s to keep your head in the game at work or because you want to do something fun with all of those amazing skills, […]

Brush up on your tech and communication skills before your next call. Whether you’re just jumping back into the job hunt or you’ve been interviewing around and want to feel more confident, this short video from our Developer Evangelist Cal Evans is full of tips to help you nail your next interview.

One of the things that sets Gun.io apart from other job marketplaces is our personal connection with every developer and every client. Your resume isn’t just another one thrown into the ether, and your job description isn’t just another post to a scrolling list. With that in mind, we want to introduce you to some […]

Your company is growing, which means you need to hire again- but you don’t have to do it on your own. Here are some things to think about after your first developer hire.

Bad clients are a dime a dozen. On the other side of the coin, being a freelancer means that you set your standards. Here are some tell-tale signs of a bad freelance client.

Are coding tests a necessary tool for interviewing developers? I talk to a lot of people about how to find, interview, hire, and retain software developers. When I am talking about hiring software developers, the conversation invariably comes around to the topic of coding tests. 

Can you believe that there’s a better alternative to job posts? Our latest update makes it easier for hirers to share their vision for a perfect candidate.  We’ve spent the last ten years building the best hiring experience in the world for software developers. We believe that teams who can quickly onboard the right talent […]

Put your best face forward – towards the light source – and nail your video introduction. While a video introduction is nothing new, their importance has definitely increased over the last few years. In the remote world, being presentable on-camera is a necessity, and many hiring managers like to know that you can handle performing […]

Tech hiring? Hire smarter, not harder.

Wondering how to be a good dev manager? If you’re not running interruption interference, you need a new game plan. I’ve said for a long time that developers should only be managed by other developers. You should not bring in a “professional manager” (is there such a thing?) to manage your development team. I get […]

There are a lot of articles being written about:  Gen Z loving to switch jobs The Great Resignation The talent shortage in tech How all of these things combined make hiring in tech hard This is not one of those articles.