[mrmincent]

That’s a very interesting point, who receives the job applications in the right companies?

[epicureanideal]

The engineering manager or someone trained or trusted by the engineering manager to properly evaluate resumes.

[Eumenes]

Perhaps at a < 100 person company or start-up, but having recruited at dozens of tech companies, this isn't the case 99% of places.

[thiht]

In my previous company, resumes were forwarded to us, the tech team. After all we’re the one recruiting, and we’re the one who will maybe work with this person. We were also the ones giving technical interviews, and also did a team interview.

HR should not be in charge of recruiting for the teams.

[Eumenes]

Perhaps this can succeed at a low growth company, not making many hires. Did you conduct your own sourcing as well, proactively engaging 'cold leads' you found on linkedin, twitter, github, etc? Most hires don't come from job postings - they are recruited, and its a laborious task, esp if its a specialized niche or skillset. You need the recruiting team if you plan on growing quickly.