What will this hire own end-to-end, from day one? Own means theirs to build, defend, and answer for — not just contribute to.
Learning exercises — this is a training seat Small tasks in an existing codebase Tickets and bugfixes, closely reviewed Features, start to finish A production system or service A team's codebase and its delivery A multi-team domain or platform Org-wide architecture or technical direction
What guidance is actually available to them? Not what you'd like to offer — what exists today.
A senior developer will pair with them daily Regular code review from senior people Occasional guidance — mostly on their own Nobody here can review this work
How many developers will they work among? They'll be the only developer 2 – 3 4 – 10 11 – 30 More than 30
What codebase are they walking into? Greenfield — they'll start it Young and moving fast Mature, with old and new parts Legacy, business-critical
Where the work actually is Pick all that apply.
Backend / APIs Frontend / web UI Full-stack product work Mobile Data engineering / analytics Machine learning / AI Infrastructure / DevOps / platform Embedded / systems Security
The budgeted base-compensation band A seat whose demands sit above its budget is a finding, not a filter.
$50 – 80K $80 – 110K $110 – 145K $140 – 185K $170 – 215K $200 – 255K $230 – 290K $260 – 330K $300K+ Not set yet
What kind of company is this? Startup (pre-product-market fit) Scale-up (growing fast) Enterprise / corporate Agency / consultancy
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