Discussion on "Hiring Software Engineers for Startups - An Engineering Manager’s perspective"

Skay · 2020-08-28T15:04:27.490Z

Introduction I had written a post previously on the interview question, 'Why do you want to work for us?', that was very well received and I had received some positive feedback. That prompted me to share some more insights into what goes behind makin...

You have mentioned that Big enterprises don't look forward to hire developers from start-ups. If you could please elaborate on that. I currently started working in a startup at the start of my career, and I aspire to work for big companies within 3 years. That's the goal I have set.

"You have mentioned that Big enterprises don't look forward to hire developers from start-ups."

Could you point me to section in the article that mentions this? If it does, I would like to correct that. I certainly did not mean that and it is interesting to note that my article could be perceived in the way you did

In this article, I have discussed 2 flavors of start-ups. 1. Bootstrap - things being built completely from ground-up (early stage) 2. Scale - One that has paying customers and looking to grow and what skills are generally suited for each type of start-up. Having said that, there were always people from different segments working in various stages of start-up and have been able to pick up things considerably well.

Now, coming to your question, of moving to a larger organization from start-up. It is definitely possible. In fact, larger organizations are setting up incubation units, that can generate new ideas. Basically, a start-up ecosystem within a larger umbrella.

I truly believe if you have the skills and you are able to convince the company or the client/customer that you can add value to them, you will be able to get into any company larger organization as well as start-up.

Hope my response clarifies your question. Thank you taking the time to read through the article.

Skay

Ability to work within a set of well-defined processes "While this a requirement in most of the bigger companies, engineers coming from a start-up background are generally not so great on software processes. This is because there are no processes defined in an early-stage startup."

Maybe I misunderstood. This section made me think like that. But thanks for clarifying. I got an insight on how to prepare myself for my next job.

Divyajyoti Ukirde - Ok I understood. I'll try to rephrase the sentence and explain a bit more. But having worked in a start-up you can relate to the fact that you are a little that on processes. If you talk to anyone working in a larger company, they generally tend to have a stricter processes.

Anyways, good luck on your move.

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