setting a culture of technical excellence
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Agenda
• Define Technical Standard• Hire for Standard• Preserve the Standard
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Disclaimer
Content and Opinion expressed here is solely mine, and stems from my experience in and observations of the industry
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Define Tech Standard - Not the
Culture!
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Startup Focus -What Is Yours?
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Engineering Hiring -Case Studies
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–Google, How We Hire
“There’s no one kind of Googler, so we’re always looking for people who can bring new perspectives and life experiences to our teams. If you’re looking for a place that values your curiosity, passion, and
desire to learn, if you’re seeking colleagues who are big thinkers eager to take on fresh challenges as a team, then
you’re a future Googler.”
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- Hiring, Medium Engineering
“At a high level, we care about three things when considering whether to hire an engineering candidate. Can they build software? Can they learn and teach? Are
they aligned with our values?”
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Hiring, Twitter
“How we do our work -We innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re a learning organization with a growth mindset, and we’re always looking for ways to improve our product
and ourselves.”
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• Required Skills
• 10+ years of related work experience is required.
• ……
• Education
• BSCS/CE is required MSCS/CE is preferred.
Another ExampleSoftware Engineer -
Startup
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-Hiring for Start-Ups, Exotel
Exotel is a small sized startup but the 30-40 people who have helped build this
company have all been honest, happy, hard-working & humble people. We are
really proud and honoured to be working with all of these folks.
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• Passion and Perseverance• Diversity• Desire to Learn and be Creative• Competence• Entrepreneur Spirit• Leadership• Team Spirit• Background and Experience• Align with the Business Goal• Perfectionists …
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Hire for Standard
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Software Competency
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Ability
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Adapt
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Perseverance
• Wants to find solutions• Doesn’t give up• Sees personal growth in
challenge
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• Communication• Honesty and Trust - What are the basic moral
values of this person?• Strong beliefs • To the point and precise• Being Empathetic• Knowledge Sharing• Taking Responsibility
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So, do they see your focus and understand
why?
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Preserve Standard -The Dream Team
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Quantify Goals
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Transparency
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Requirements - Not a One-Way Street
• Sales and Project Managers• Engineers and Engineering Managers
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Demo
• Top Down• Bottom Up• Every stakeholder is aligned!
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Applaude - Sincerely
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Build Domain Experts
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Teach and Learn!
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Trust - First and the Only Effective Process!
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–Brian Chesky, Co-founder, CEO, Airbnb (via Medium)
“The stronger the culture, the less corporate process a company needs”
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Expanding the Team?Bring In Majority
Illusion
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Graph Theory to the Rescue
• Everybody around has standards• Trust and partnership• Ownership• High Quality Deliverables• Communication
The node will be excited once it crosses the threshold!
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References
• Medium’s engineering interview process - • The Majorty Illusion - How Minority Popular
People Influence Majority