Are you doing enough for the developers in your team?

After a year and a half of devastation on the global market things are finally starting to look up. As I am sure many developers and hiring managers in the tech industry are noticing, the job market is getting more competitive by the day and it isn’t country-specific.

Things are beginning to pick up and get competitive, I can foresee it getting more difficult to hire and to also retain developer talent across all countries’ markets. This is good news for developers, as it raises the standards in working environments and company culture. In my opinion, it is as important for companies to start reconsidering what they are doing to keep the developers that work for them happy, healthy and mentally stimulated.

Work benefits can come in many forms. From flexible work arrangements to various opportunities for developers to up-skill themselves, the methods are endless. So, are you listening to your developer team? Are their opinions valued? Do you actually care about their wellbeing? Whatever is going on with your dev team, maybe it is time to reassess what you can do to improve your team’s day to day life. Not only does it help employees feel appreciated and looked after, it benefits you as a business owner too.

As companies are aware, there are many options out there for developers to choose from. In order to attract the best talent, are you doing anything to set yourself up differently compared to other companies? Yes your product might be good and it might be the next best thing, and developers “should feel lucky to be part of the mission”, but that really is not enough. I can assure you that every founder of a business out there will say that their product will be the next big thing and that developers will be lucky to be part of the mission, but in this market having this approach could make hiring and retaining talent a big issue.