Ask a Senior Engineer
One technical question answered thoroughly in writing by a senior engineer, typically within two working days.
A written answer of 300 to 600 words from a senior engineer
Tech Advisory
Fixed scope
Technical Hiring Brief Review
We review your engineering job description and interview process and explain why strong candidates are walking away.
Overview
What this engagement is
Many hiring problems are self-inflicted. A single role that demands eleven technologies, a title that undersells the seniority, a take-home task needing twelve unpaid hours, or a five-stage process that loses candidates to quicker employers. We review your posting, your process and your interview questions, then rewrite the description and propose a leaner loop that still tells you what you need to know. The advice is practical, grounded in the market and specific to hiring engineers in India.
Deliverables
What you receive
- Rewritten job description that is honest and specific rather than aspirational
- Analysis of which requirements are essential and which deter applicants
- Interview process review with a recommended shorter loop
- Suggested technical exercise sized at 2 hours rather than a weekend
- Comment on salary positioning against the market for the role
- Guidance on where the role is best advertised
Outcomes
What changes once it ships
More qualified applicants from the same advertising budget
A process short enough to compete with faster employers
An exercise candidates will actually complete
Process
How the 4 stages run
Send
You share the job description, process outline and interview questions
Review
Everything assessed as a strong candidate would read it
Rewrite
Description rewritten and process recommendations drafted
Return
Documents delivered with a short explanation of each change
A strong fit for
- Organisations whose engineering role has stayed open for months
- Founders writing their first technical job description
- Teams whose offers keep being turned down at the final stage
What we need from you
- The current job description and where it has been advertised
- Your interview stages and the questions you ask
- Your salary range, which we keep confidential
You share these through the brief that opens in your client dashboard once payment is confirmed. The timeline starts when they arrive.
Answers
Questions about this engagement
We can join as a technical interviewer under a separate arrangement. Ask and we will quote for it.
Yes, plainly. It is the most frequent reason a role stays open.
Technical roles only, including data, DevOps, QA and engineering management.
This is a digital service — nothing is shipped. Work is delivered to the timeline above, into systems you control, and our refund terms explain what happens if a date is missed.
Often paired with
Engagements that work well alongside.
Is This Quote Reasonable
Forward a development quote or proposal and we will tell you in writing whether the price and scope make sense.
A written verdict on whether the price is low, fair or high for the scope described
Cloud Bill Sanity Check
Share one month of cloud billing and we will point out what looks wrong and roughly what fixing it would save.
Review of one month of billing data from your cloud provider