<div dir="ltr"><div>Inspired by Ali's 'Technical Intern' job ad, I've got a few questions for those of you who hire independent contract engineers!</div><div><br></div><div>Some context: I've thought a great deal about stsarting an initiative like Ali's, whereby I take on a more junior engineer to pair with me on contract work. Being a freelancer is an insane privilege, and I've thought it'd be a great opportunity to both help train people starting out on a career in software, as well as encouraging more people to work independently who might not otherwise consider it, or have the opportunity to do so.</div>
<div><br></div><div>With that in mind, I'd be very interested to know, from those of you who hire contractors, whether:</div><div><br></div><div>(1) You'd be open to the idea of hiring a mixed-ability pair in place of an individual engineer? Would such an arrangement work within the structure of your organization?</div>
<div>(2) You'd perceive this is an arrangement with potential productivity gains (or just as a deadweight loss since the more experienced engineer would spend some time coaching the less experienced one). What sort of multiplier would you be prepared to attach to the cost of a single engineer for such an arrangement?</div>
<br clear="all"><div>Cheers,<br><br>Tim.</div>
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