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Hiring systems for the AI era

Most founders are still hiring engineers like it’s 2024.
AI has changed what “strong” means.
And how you hire for it.

Every Tuesday, I send one AI-era hiring problem and a
system to solve it.

Written by Neil Matthams.
20+ years experience. 500+ technical hires.
32 countries.

Hiring in the AI era is challenging, but Neil makes it much clearer with practical, experience-based insights.

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