# How To (And How Not To) Hire a Developer - Kevin Galligan

DevFeed: [How To (And How Not To) Hire a Developer - Kevin Galligan](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-and-how-not-to-hire-a-developer-kevin-galligan-38115.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://touchlab.co/2016-2-how-to-hire-a-developer>)

Published: 2016-02-04T19:39:51Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Touchlab | Enterprise Mobile Innovation & Development](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/touchlab-enterprise-mobile-innovation-development.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/trust.md>)

Tags: [careers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/careers.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [hiring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hiring.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [interviewing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interviewing.md>), [interviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interviews.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [recruiting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recruiting.md>), [software-developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-developer.md>), [thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thoughts.md>)

## AI overview

A practical guide to hiring software developers, based on experience with recruiting and interviewing. It recommends treating developers as professionals, emphasizing job quality and working conditions, using personal networks and meetups, and being direct during outreach.

## Source excerpt

Having been on both sides of the hiring/interviewing table for the last 15 or so. I have put together this post on how to hire for a developer.