Successful recruitment of Senior PHP Fullstack Developer

About the company

The client, an American telecommunications company (51-200 employees on LinkedIn), was looking for an experienced Senior PHP Fullstack Developer with knowledge of React.

Client challenge

The key task of the new employee was to refresh the company's most important applications. An additional advantage was a previous role as Team Leader or Architect.

Main recruitment challenges

The biggest challenges of the recruitment process were:

Working hours (15:00-23:00),
Experience at TL/Architect level required, which narrowed the pool of candidates,
Very good knowledge of English, essential for working in an international environment.

Candidate acquisition process

With 10 years of experience in IT recruitment, we were able to use not only direct search, but also our network of contacts. Candidates we had previously worked with recommended their colleagues to us. The final candidate had participated in the recruitment process for another of our clients, but this offer interested them more.

Length of the recruitment process

The entire recruitment process, including arranging interviews with a client from a different time zone, lasted 3 weeks.

Methods of verifying competences

The candidate went through two stages of the recruitment process (interviews + live coding), which verified their technical skills.

Cooperation with the client

The process went smoothly - the client responded quickly to recommendations, and almost every candidate we presented was invited for an interview.

Recruitment result

By hiring this candidate, the client accelerated the development of a strategic project to migrate the system to the Salesforce platform. The new employee also provided support in team management and implementation of best development practices.

Recruitment success of Next Technology Professionals

The biggest success was finding a candidate who combined backend and frontend skills, leadership experience, and willingness to work non-standard hours. Additionally, thanks to our network of contacts and recommendations, we were able to reach the right people faster.

This is yet another proof that Next Technology Professionals not only finds the best specialists, but also builds long-term relationships in the IT industry.