Indeed. However, the hiring part IS brutal. We interviewed 90-something people, ... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		joshu on March 19, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The War For Talent Indeed. However, the hiring part IS brutal. We interviewed 90-something people, made one offer. There's a huge difference between engineers and developers.

dmoney on March 20, 2011 [–]

What makes the difference between the one developer you would hire and the 89 engineers you wouldn't?

joshu on March 20, 2011 | [–]

I want to hire engineers, not developers.

Engineering is the negotiation of constraints. Developers write code. You need to be both.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact