Rust Developer to a startup in a week

The development team works in a modern office. People discuss the project and work on computers in a bright and productive environment.

Based on our analysis, Rust professionals are in high demand in today's labor market. According to our information, over the past year, the shortage of qualified Rust developers has increased by 20%.

In this regard, attracting a developer in this area, even for a large IT organization, is a challenge. Nevertheless, our IT recruitment agency is successfully coping with this task, ensuring a quick and high-quality search for candidates. An example of our work is the story described in today's publication.

Challenge

In February 2023, we were contacted by a startup specializing in online game development. The company needed to select a Rust developer ready to support and develop new features for the game server.

Difficulties encountered

  • timescales
    The guys had a scheduled start, so they needed a specialist “yesterday”
  • Startup
    Be ready to work for a young startup that has not yet successfully launched projects
  • Developer Level
    Senior+/Tech Lead;

Recruitment process

We've hired a specialized Rust recruiter who has a dozen closed positions on this stream under his belt.
Our recruiters, together with a client, formed a clear portrait of the candidate for this position, then identified the main search sources and started finding the ideal specialist!)

The result of our work

In total, we processed 140 candidates' resumes and conducted 8 interviews with specialists, two of whom were offered by the client. As a result, two candidates accepted the offer and are now successfully working on developing a game server, although initially the request was for 1 developer)

We attach detailed statistics on the vacancy

Stage Amount
Total candidates in contact with recruiter 140
Passed screening and presented to the customer 12
Scheduled interviews with the customer 8
Finalists 2
Offer posted 2
Accepted offers 2
We went to work 2

Дата

2024-06-03