Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on hiring engineers: Don't do traditional interviews, but hold contests where...
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has revealed his unique hiring strategy, ditching traditional interviews for competitive coding contests. He asserts this method superiorly identifies top engineering talent for his elite 30-person team, eliminating HR and ensuring product familiarity. This approach, which has offered lucrative salaries like $1 million, also crowdsources innovative solutions, a practice Durov has employed since 2007.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has revealed his unique hiring strategy, ditching traditional interviews for competitive coding contests. He asserts this method superiorly identifies top engineering talent for his elite 30-person team, eliminating HR and ensuring product familiarity. This approach, which has offered lucrative salaries like $1 million, also crowdsources innovative solutions, a practice Durov has employed since 2007.
