How to Find a Good Programmer

A good programmer is a person who can resolve the problem with a simple and best method and make sure the quality of the output and the developed code is at its best. It is tough to get a programmer these days as the value for cost is not...

Method 1 of 3:

For organizations recruiting resources

Shortlist few candidates who you think suit your organization requirements by matching
1. Experience
2. CTC
3. Knowledge/Expertise
4. Area of work
5. Flexibility
6. Achievements
7. Other benefits
Take a cold call through HR to understand whether they are still looking for a job. If yes, fix an appointment/first round of interview. If no, close the call with a warm wish
First round of interview is to just understand their involvement levels in the project and about the projects they worked on. With the details they provide, need to make out whether they have knowledge or not. If the interviewer is satisfied, move him to second technical round.
Second round would be to pull out more data from them technically with respect to project scenarios. It is recommended to conduct this round of interview with a very skilled person in the required area of work. Say if they have worked in a banking environment try asking questions like
1. For secure transactions have you used any secure mechanisms
2. How do you achieve the transaction automatically
Third round can be a high level task round. Provide a task if required which can test the ability of the candidate. The task must be able to solve few issues that your team has already been suffering with or still suffering. This could give an idea whether the person would be instrumental or not.
Finally if the candidate clears all these rounds, go ahead and inform your HR to proceed further with their activities. Before you proceed further, make sure whether he is worth the package/experience.

Method 2 of 3:

For individuals identifying freelancers

Identify freelancers who are capable of getting your task done
1. Freelancer portals like (freelancer.com, elance.com, etc)
2. Other modes (Friends circles, meetup.com, facebook, linkedin, etc)
Request them to provide the list of their works (portfolios). Provide the list to any of your technical friends and ask them to validate the quality of those work.
If satisfied, request people to provide the list of features you mentioned and ask them to provide an estimate timeline and cost. Provide the cost and timeline to your technical friend
With the shortlisted freelancer, ask for the milestones and payment structure after each milestone. A best method would be to break down 60% until the UAT and hold the 40% for final payment that must be made only after UAT acceptance.
If all terms are met and you like the character of the freelancer and give you confidence, go ahead and hire them.

Method 3 of 3:

Individual Contractor/Dedicated Resource

Identify few staffing companies (aerotek.com, americanstaffing.net, etc) for Individual Contractors and few technical companies (gerak.in and others) for Dedicated Resources.
Fix a deal with the company and make sure it is the best deal and the organization would provide value for money paid
Follow the organization laid steps to proceed ahead towards your goal.

Lesley Montoya

Update 05 March 2020

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