• University Graduates with a Bachelors or Masters of Computer Science from a top CS program: • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) • Stanford University • Carnegie Mellon University • University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) • California Institute of Technology (Caltech) • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UlUC) • University of Waterloo • Special exceptions for a couple of other schools if they were 4.0 graduates • 4-10 years of software development experience • Expertise in: Modern JavaScript (TypeScript, NodeJS, ReactS), and sometimes modern techs like Kotlin and knowledge of AI/LLMs • Longevity in roles (no job hoppers). Look for an average of 2 years+ per role • A significant experience at notable startups, such as those backed by Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, etc. (our clients will not hire anyone who worked at large companies only, even if the large company was Google or Facebook if large companies are all they have, they will be rejected • Diversity hires are a BONUS (e.g., female, Black, etc.) • U.S. Citizens, U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders), and Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents. Absolutely no Visa sponsorships • Bonus points for founding engineer or founder experience
• Visa candidates. • C2C candidates. • Job hoppers (frequent short stints in roles). • Graduates from coding boot camps (e.g., Full Stack Academy, Hack Reactor) • Consulting backgrounds (experience at IT software development firms instead of actual product companies). • Experience is limited to big companies only (e.g., Uber, Intel, etc.) unless paired with startup experience. • Fake profiles (make sure to screen your candidates properly as there are fake/scam profiles all over the IT world
• Intel • Cisco • HP • TCS • Tata • Mahindra • Infosys • Capgemini • Dell • Cognizant • Wipro • Cognizant Qualifications