Why is recruiting developers so difficult?
Personally, I&#x27;ve never found it difficult. Have 1-2 interviews with a take home or in person coding exercise or however they want to prove to me they can actually code. Pay high, have great benefits, high equity, treat your employees well, and fire those that don&#x27;t perform up to expectations quickly. It&#x27;s really not hard to spot talent. Don&#x27;t make them jump through hoops. If they are talented and get along with your team, make a quick and generous offer. It&#x27;ll pay off in spades.<p>Also, tailor your job listings to tell them what they get out of the job. Don&#x27;t list what you need. You&#x27;re just culling potential applicants. Most talented developers can adapt to a new language or dev environment quickly. You don&#x27;t need someone who already knows X, Y, Z and 20 other things. Attract people to your company, don&#x27;t make a list of needs. Get them excited to work for you. And put your high salary range in the listing.<p>Every time I do this, I&#x27;m inundated with resumes from top quality applicants and can pick and choose the best fit. I&#x27;ve hired over 100 developers this way, almost all of which worked out great.<p>People just go about the whole process wrong. Make the job and company attractive to work for and talent will come to you.