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1,000 Applications, 2 Real Candidates: How AI Broke Tech Hiring in 2026

The Pragmatic Engineer just described the problem we’ve spent seven years building for Gergely Orosz just published a three-part investigation into the 2026 tech job market (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). He collected more than fifty firsthand accounts from Read more…

By Faith Weaver, 2 days ago
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Building the Sandbox: Docker, Firewalls, and One Shell Script to Rule Them All

We walk through the Dockerfile, firewall rules, dependency caching via symlinks, and the workspace.sh orchestrator that ties it all together in under 60 seconds.

By Mariano Alvarez, 3 months ago
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We Gave an AI Agent Root Access. Less Crazy Than It Sounds.

Every AI coding assistant hits the same wall: the permission prompt. We removed it, built a containerized sandbox with a default-reject firewall, and let Claude Code run autonomously. This is how.

By Mariano Alvarez, 3 monthsApril 6, 2026 ago
AI Recruiting

From Job Description to First Commit

When a company posts a role with Telescoped, we find matched candidates from our vetted engineer network and propose them to the hiring manager. In 2022, that took a median of 8 days. By late 2025: 1 day. For reference, Read more…

By Faith Weaver, 4 monthsMarch 17, 2026 ago
Future of Software Development

The Rise of the Internal Software Team

It’s time for every company in the world to build an internal software team. We have sales departments, finance departments, IT departments, marketing, operations, and now it is time for companies to add a new functional department – software. Software Read more…

By Adam Blake, 4 monthsMarch 10, 2026 ago
Hiring

The Hire That Stays Through the Pivot

Average software engineer tenure in U.S. tech: 2.1 years. Average expected engineer tenure at Telescoped: 8+ years. If you’re running an early-stage startup, this is the difference between an engineer who carries context through your Series B and one who Read more…

By Faith Weaver, 4 monthsFebruary 27, 2026 ago
Hiring

You Don’t Have Time to Interview 10 Engineers. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Have To.

You closed your seed round. Your board expects product velocity in 90 days. You need two backend engineers. What you’re getting instead is a second full-time job as a recruiter. The math The industry average when working with a recruiter: Read more…

By Adam Blake, 5 monthsFebruary 12, 2026 ago
AI in Software Development

Telescoped at Blockchain Jungle 2025: A Packed Room, High-Level Talks, and a Community That Showed Up

On November 8 and 9, Costa Rica hosted Blockchain Jungle, a regional technology conference that brings together engineers, founders, investors, and creators to explore the intersection of blockchain, AI, fintech, and product innovation. The event blends technical talks, real case studies, and Read more…

By Mariano Alvarez, 8 monthsNovember 14, 2025 ago
AI in Software Development

Meetup Station on the Road – Colombia Tech Week Special

August was a special month for us. Apart from having our normal meetup station in Costa Rica on August 20th, we took our Meetup Station on the road to Colombia. In combination with our new partners, AI Tinkerers, we visited Read more…

By Paul Rios, 10 monthsSeptember 2, 2025 ago
AI Recruiting

Hiring is Broken

Post a job description for a senior software engineer, make it remote-friendly, and within hours you may find yourself staring at a thousand applications. You run them through AI tools, screen a few, and come away underwhelmed. Nobody blows you Read more…

By Adam Blake, 11 months ago

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