Ask HN: Where do you find great remote developers? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find great remote developers?

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Post by sunilgiri » Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 6:14 AM UTC

It depends on kind of products / applications you want to build. If you are looking for mainstream developers who can create web/data processing applications, (As suggested in other comments ) StackOverflow & Github are two places to find candidates based on their actual work.

Another place to look for remote developers is freelance websites. https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/browse/ Just an example. A quick search can bring other names.

From my experience, many projects listed in freelancing site lacks Clarity in requirements, asks a lot of productivity for minimal costs.If someone manages good feedback, they can ideally be called a good developer. And yes you can filter by technology, type of projects (long, short, tight or trivial).

Your work culture and process, will be the driving factors in building a positive word of mouth and feedback. Only that can help in retention and additions in the longer term.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find great remote developers?

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Post by antjanus » Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 6:15 AM UTC

tastyham wrote: post #22

I keep reading online about how remote teams are so great, but in real life they are tough as fuck and require 5x the discipline and communication skills of in-person teams.

absolutely! Ability to work remotely well is another bullet point on hiring requirements. It's not for everyone and you have to have a good culture around remote working at the company in the first place.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find great remote developers?

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Post by matthall28 » Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 6:24 AM UTC

WeWorkRemotely.com

Reddit /r/ForHire

Job boards that are specifically targeted to your language (LaraJobs in our case)

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find great remote developers?

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Post by phant0mas » Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 6:26 AM UTC

I am currently working remotely for a company. Both the company and me are satisfied with my work. The way I found it is: a friend of mine I met at uni, told me that his boss was looking for new developers and was considering remote. I was interviewed and we agreed. I only go to the company once a month to plan the next one. The rest of the month we are using slack.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find great remote developers?

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Post by dizzystar » Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 6:44 AM UTC

avg_dev wrote: post #36

dizzystar wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is so true. You can't really expect us to be actively looking on job sites for every city and expect us to find you. Sites like freelancer is full of highly questionable jobs with low pay. Hacker News and whoishiring.io has been a valuable resource to get my resume out there. I'd definitely suggest getting your stuff on each of those sites. In an ideal world, indeed would have a remote section, but they didn't l…

> Hacker News and whoishiring.io has been a valuable resource to get my resume out there. I'd definitely suggest getting your stuff on each of those sites. If I understand correctly, it is not possible to post your resume on either HN (this site) or whoishiring.io . If you have other sites please suggest them.

I only have my resume on indeed. I used to have it on other places, but eventually removed them.

The other comment is correct, I meant sending out my resume, not posting it.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find great remote developers?

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Post by muzani » Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 7:20 AM UTC

sixhobbits wrote: post #40

This might be a bit harsh, but the other comments point you in the right direction for general remote hiring and hiring developers in general, so specifically: * After I see the quality of your website and copy, I assume you don't have $$ to pay a decent front end designer or copywriter, or even $ to outsource this. * If this is true, hiring good devs is going to be difficult. If it isn't, I would iterate on your fro…

A lot of websites have poor design but plenty of customers. It sounds like they would source most of their customers offline rather than online, and that the website is just an official presence or pamphlet.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find great remote developers?

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Post by rwieruch » Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 7:24 AM UTC

I am sitting on the other side of the table. If I am actively looking for a gig, which rarely happens, I have a look into all the remote job boards. Then it depends on the job description and how the company presents itself. Otherwise the HN Freelancer/Job Threads each month are valuable too.

However, I must admit that 90% of my professional opportunities are generated through my own website. Recruiters for remote jobs or people with project based opportunities are reaching out to me after reading a blog post of mine. So I guess that many people/companies looking for remote professionals are evaluating websites from individuals (blogger/open source maintainer/...) too.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find great remote developers?

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Post by jorams » Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 7:40 AM UTC

sixhobbits wrote: post #40

This might be a bit harsh, but the other comments point you in the right direction for general remote hiring and hiring developers in general, so specifically: * After I see the quality of your website and copy, I assume you don't have $$ to pay a decent front end designer or copywriter, or even $ to outsource this. * If this is true, hiring good devs is going to be difficult. If it isn't, I would iterate on your fro…

Relatedly, there's a typo in their HN profile: "We're hiring remove developers". Sometimes it's the little things that leave a good impression, no matter how seemingly insignificant.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find great remote developers?

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Post by jasonkester » Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 7:44 AM UTC

I get the impression that a lot of companies still see remote work as an opportunity to hire Bay Area caliber talent for Iowa or Philippines local salaries. And then they're surprised to find a shortage of good developers applying.

The reality is (thankfully) finally coming around to the idea that you get what you pay for. A remote dev who can code his way out of a paper bag and effectively communicate that he has done so is a rare and valuable commodity. Offer to pay accordingly, and you won't have trouble attracting them.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find great remote developers?

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Post by carlmr » Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 8:44 AM UTC

DoofusOfDeath wrote: post #37

tastyham wrote: post #22

I keep reading online about how remote teams are so great, but in real life they are tough as fuck and require 5x the discipline and communication skills of in-person teams.

Agreed. Making remote work well requires just about everyone to be firing on all cylinders: you, your team, and especially your manager. And side note: The common wisdom about don't be the only remote person on a team is true. I've done it, and it absolutely sucks.

If you're the only remote person, you're excluded from everything and there's probably no Slack or equivalent group discussion. I'm doing partially remote and I use that time to get done with some things that need more focus, but if I was fully remote I'd have big issues getting all the information I need.