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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Meetup Station – July Edition Recap (Costa Rica Tech Week Special) Last week we celebrated another edition of Meetup Station, our monthly event that brings together the local tech community to learn, share ideas, and connect. July’s session was extra Read more…
The AI Bridge to Ethical Talent Ecosystems Today’s recruiting landscape is overwhelmed by a paradox of abundance: too many job listings, too many applicants, and too many fake or low-quality profiles on both sides. This creates inefficiencies where great candidates Read more…
Using community signals, particularly peer recommendations about a candidate, can be a powerful tool for finding the best talent, especially when searching internationally. Considering international candidates for your remote-friendly job postings may be easier than you think. Below, we’ll explain Read more…
Integrating with Startup Teams for Maximum Impact For engineers who have spent significant portions of their careers in outsourcing firms, the transition to a tech startup can be both exhilarating and challenging. Outsourcing, a practice that is often confused with, Read more…
Why Is It So Hard to Measure Software Developer Productivity? Measuring and increasing the productivity of software development teams has come up frequently in recent weeks. Given the startup financial environment there are tighter budgets and more financial scrutiny over Read more…
