RR 372: Hiring with Mindaugas Mozūras

Panel:

Charles Max Wood
David Richards
Eric Berry
Catherine Meyers

Special Guests: Mindaugas MozūrasIn this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel talks to Mindaugas Mozūras about hiring. Mindaugas is from Lithaunia and has worked at Vinted for the past 6 years, starting as a software developer and is now is the head of engineering there. They talk about why it’s hard to find great developers to hire, the importance of hiring both junior and senior developers, and his blog post A User Guide to Me. They also touch on how you come about writing up job roles, the importance of letting developers think outside of the box, and more!In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

Mindaugas intro
Is it different to hire in Lithuania?
It’s not easy to find great developers
Why is it so hard to find good developers?
Are there programming boot-camps in Lithuania?
Having the resources to train new developers
Hiring a balance between junior and senior developers
Junior developers VS senior developers
Fear of hiring junior developers
A USER GUIDE TO ME blog post
Why did you write this?
How to Rands
Communication
How do you write up job roles?
Figuring out what you need
How they write up job ads differently at Vinted
Weekly one-on-ones and quarterly reviews
Allowing people to be who they are and fit openly into the company
Not forcing people to fit inside a certain “box”
And much, much more!

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RR 372: Hiring with Mindaugas Mozūras

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