| Good question - LA is indeed a challenging town for recruiting engineers. A few thoughts: 1. Meetups; i.e. if it's a Ruby shop, you could sponsor, participate, or simply attend Ruby meetups. Creating awareness of your company and meeting people/making a positive impression could only help spread the word. 2. Industry events; i.e., a founder of an EdTech start-up could meet some helpful contacts or even directly connect with engineers passionate about your specific field of work/product/mission. 3. Your existing network: mentors, accelerator partners, CS professors, old colleagues on LinkedIn, etc. It never hurts to ask :) 3. Unique perks; first one that comes to mind is potential for remote work. Given the adventure (read: nightmare) that is LA traffic, this could draw lots of attention. I understand it's difficult as a small start-up, as cohesiveness and face time is important, but even one to two days/week (or the potential for more once the employee's established) could set you apart. FWIW: I run a tech recruiting agency with a distributed team around the country - LA is one of our cities. Feel free to shoot me a message if you have any Q's or if you're curious about using a recruiter: [redacted]. Good luck! |
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