The HatchDesk Journal
Engineering deep-dives, product lessons and business insights from our team — written for founders and tech leads.
What a Python and AI developer builds, the LLM, RAG and evaluation skills to check, red flags, a practical vetting process and what it costs to hire one from India.
When Node.js is the right backend, Express vs NestJS, the skills and red flags to check, a practical vetting process and what it costs to hire a Node.js develop…
Time-zone overlap, communication, contracts and IP, GDPR, invoicing and holidays: a practical guide for US, UK, European and Australian companies hiring an offs…
What to put in the first version of a SaaS product, how to handle multi-tenancy and billing, which stack to choose, the team you need and what drives the cost.
The React and Next.js skills that matter, a short practical test you can run in an afternoon, and the warning signs that a React developer is not as senior as t…
What an in-house developer really costs once salary, benefits and hiring are added up, what an offshore team costs, and when each one is the better choice.
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