[sarthakjain]

Hire for problems you need solved as opposed to generalists. Hire for strength as opposed to lack of weakness. Hire for skillset but understand that a large portion is going to be learning on the job. Hire someone people who care about your codebase and are going to act like the custodian. Hire some who hack solutions which helps keep velocity in the team. People who complain about their previous company are generally poor hires. Most importantly hire people who get sh*t done.