This time at Values Value, we were looking for a programmer with 10 years of experience, including 3 years in a Team Lead or Technical Director role. Essential qualifications included experience managing teams of 5 or more people, strong technical background. Knowledge and experience in modular development, mobile platform optimization, and the ability to create robust project architecture were a must. Experience with Photon Quantum or ECS was considered a plus.
Project: Mobile, Midcore MMO, Action, Role-playing.
Desired Candidate Profile:
We were looking for a candidate who could effectively organize and manage a team of 5-8 members, focusing the team on current objectives and ensuring timely resolution of blockers from adjacent departments. The candidate needed to facilitate collaboration with other departments, including clear communication, motivation to follow pipelines and agreements, and synchronization in the use of common tools. Additionally, they should be able to communicate work priorities necessary for developer progress, organize and lead discussions to address complex issues.
The candidate was also expected to develop and implement project architecture and infrastructure to ensure scalability, project support, and future growth. They needed to maintain documentation and tools for team development, including code styles, manuals, Unity project configuration, and other necessary resources. Finally, the candidate should be capable of forming task pools, estimating deadlines, distributing tasks, overseeing execution, and providing high-level acceptance of results.
Challenges:
- A narrow candidate funnel, as we worked specifically on RPG projects for mobile platforms.
- Geographical focus: our priority was hiring within Cyprus. However, many candidates on LinkedIn indicated inaccurate locations (claiming to be in Cyprus but actually being elsewhere).
- Additionally, among suitable candidates, there was a reluctance to relocate to one of the locations in Cyprus or Armenia.
What Helped to Fill the Position:
- We did a thorough job in sourcing and recruiting. We explored various locations (with a particular focus on Cyprus) and donor companies, and posted the job on relevant platforms.
- We utilized all possible sources: active role-based searches, targeting product and outsourcing companies, job portals, and seeking recommendations.
- The client provided prompt and detailed feedback on the presented candidates. This allowed us to adjust our strategy in a timely manner and improve the quality of our search.
Thanks to regular information exchange, sharing ideas with the client, we were able to make informed hiring decisions quickly and efficiently, significantly speeding up the recruitment process, which led to position fulfillment in 45 working days. The process was managed by our Recruitment Consultant, Daria Tokar. Excellent work, Daria!
