[jillesvangurp]

Luckily, I'm the CTO, so I run the hiring process exactly like this and I wouldn't have it any other way. If somebody comes in via one of our existing people, I talk to them or at least make sure they talk to one of my team leads (i.e. their direct manager if the whole thing goes through).

If somebody approaches me directly with a good pitch (I get some spectacularly bad ones of course), I generally hear them out. We are also planning to put referral rewards in place too when the time comes (too small right now).

The company I run is close to opening its doors for new candidates soon (pending on budget/revenue), so this is not hypothetical. If you are excited about using Kotlin in frontend and backend and are in the Berlin area, feel free to reach out and find out if what I preach lines up with reality.