How We Hire Our Ruby on Rails Developers
Though the number of Ruby on Rails developers is rising, many may lack the level of experience that we require. Therefore, it is necessary to implement a strong hiring practice to identify the best candidate for a role, and ensure that new recruits are not simply apprentices but experienced developers who can contribute significantly from day one.
We have always taken inspiration from 37signal's working practices and recently came across Google's hiring strategy that seems to advocate what we happen to be practicing already. So in this blog I would like to give a bit of background information on hiring methods established by Google and 37signals, and then show how our recruitment process and strategies compare.