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Technical recruiting is broken, and that's why I am fixing it! Hire Red Corner for your technical recruiting needs :-)

Why am I paid $475/hour as an FCTO? Is it because I can recite all programming language syntax from memory? Maybe it’s because bugs cower in fear when I step into the room. (That would be pretty cool, though, right) —- It’s because I think in terms of business, technology, customer service, customer experience, operations, sales, marketing, and people at the same time. I draw connections and parallels across decades of experience, and my mind sees solutions that others don’t… I see the angles from the point of view of all the aforementioned business disciplines, while your run-of-the-mill CTO or dev would only see them from the tech perspective. — Let me give you an example: I was working with a client on a payment processing issue. We debated various approaches to solving the problem from purely the financial point of view because the best solution would cost them more per transaction… The code would be more complicated and require more time to save on every transaction. I did this when none of the developers could because it wasn’t in their field of view… Of course, my designs could not have come to fruition without said excellent devs, nothing wrong about them it’s just a matter of experience, focus and approach. DM me if you need: - rational business-focused technical direction - no BS about tech this or tech that - to solve excessive finger-pointing - to mitigate hair loss due to tech problems I can do wonders for you, and my team at RedCorner can do the same :-)

Join me with Jay Aigner for Two Devs Getting Coffee to chat about QA: - How it fits into the modern development process - How to do it correctly - How to do it badly There will be laughter and possibly some crying, but it will be informative and entertaining.

How to structure your Technical Organization by number of developers: 1-5 devs: Staff: All senior to principal developers Management: FCTO 5 hours a week 5-10 devs: Staff: 5 Seniors, 4 intermediate developers Management: FCTO 10 hours per week, 1 full-time engineering manager 10-20 devs: Staff: 10 seniors, 5 intermediate, 3 juniors Management: FCTO 10 hours per week, 2 engineering managers 20-40 devs: Staff: 15 seniors, 10 intermediates, 3 juniors Management: FCTO 10 hours per week, 3 engineering managers This is a rough estimation of what I have seen work very well in my travels. DM me or comment for details.

Everyone blames the developers, but they can only operate as well as their environment allows. Every client I have ever had has called on me to "deal with the devs," but in reality, I needed to ensure that their environment was conducive to good, high-quality work and provide them with a strong foundation to deliver quickly. DM me if you need a RedCorner FCTO to handle all the craziness and frustration and get you back to work.

The real power of a fractional-CTO is its network and exposure. We see more people. We work with more companies, industries and segments. We are exposed to more business models, revenue streams and cost structures. We have worked with more engineering cultures, organizational structures, team compositions and global cultures. We have seen, worked with, updated, migrated, re-architected, deployed and managed many more application types, code structures, languages, coding styles, and architectures. I have seen how 45 different companies function, something nearly impossible for any full-time employee to imagine, let alone be possible to achieve. All of this in the last two years. I am excited about what I will personally experience in the next two years. Not only is an FCTO much more economical compared to a full-time CTO, but the RedCorner Council Of CTOs is the ultimate. Setup that provides the best technical advice, technical leadership and technical solutions from some of the industry's best and most experienced minds, dare I say, in the world. It is available to startups and traditional businesses from the smallest to your enterprise giants to run the organization, a project or an initiative. DM, comment for details, to learn more, or to get more information.

Your CTO may just be a really strong developer, and that will hurt your business

Join my presentation on why technical recruiting is broken and how RedCorner is changing the game to fix it.

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How does generative AI impact technical recruiting? Listen to this snippet. Generative AI, being your ChatGPT and other similar products, will have an impact on how we recruit technical staff. No longer do we need to test for memory and retention and shift our assessments towards problem-solving and creativity with a strong technical understanding, of course. Do you need to hire developers, engineers and technical managers? Look no further than Red Corner; drop us a message or comment, and we will get back to you ASAP.