A founder hires a “CTO” from a 40-person outsourcing shop. Six months in, they are wondering why the CTO wants…
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You have a $2M annualized budget for engineering hires and can put the team in one of four countries. Poland,…
You hire a “Team Lead” in Belarus. Six weeks in, you are wondering why 1:1s are not happening, why career-development…
Belarus is one of the more cost-effective places in Eastern Europe to hire senior engineering talent. The math works. But…
Rust and Go are two of the fastest-growing backend languages in the world. They are also two of the hardest…
True story we hear at least twice a year. A US engineering manager gives a Belarusian senior dev a “3…
Python holds the #1 spot on the TIOBE index. Usage jumped seven percentage points year-over-year in the latest Stack Overflow…
You found the developer. The technical interview went well. The gross salary is competitive. And then the offer gets rejected…
You’re three interviews deep with a strong senior backend candidate. The hiring manager wants an offer out tomorrow. Your CFO…
Belarus used to be one of the easiest wins in Eastern European tech hiring: strong engineering education, English-speaking talent, competitive…