Hiring Without Breaking the Build: A Dev’s Take

If you’re a web developer at a fast-moving EdTech startup, hiring probably isn’t your full-time job.

But it might feel like it.

One minute you're deep in code.

The next? You're digging through Slack for a resume someone forgot to forward.

The Real Problem? Context Switching.

It’s not that interviews are hard.

It’s that the process is messy.

Scattered notes. Late scheduling. Feedback lost in chat.

Every time you switch gears, you lose momentum—on the product and the hire.

Developers Need a Hiring System Too

You're in the process because you know what “good” looks like.

But you shouldn't have to chase admin work.

A clean system makes a difference:

• Clear stages

• One place for feedback

• No more copy-paste chaos

Bottom Line

You didn’t sign up to be a recruiter.

But you do want to help build the right team.

So build it like you build anything else—clean, structured, and made to scale.