w/bill isreal at built technologies
guest: bill israel, engineering manager at built technologies
- grow your own seniors by training mid-level devs instead of only hiring senior talent externally
- aim for a balanced team mix so you are not too top heavy with seniors or too bottom heavy with juniors
- let senior people own their decisions and use yourself as a sounding board rather than micromanaging
- for junior devs let them struggle for a bit on their own before stepping in to help, but dont let them stall for days
- in interviews honesty beats bluffing, say you dont know something and show enthusiasm to learn instead of guessing