Global Engineering: Why tech leaders are hiring global talent, and how to do it right.

Are you struggling to close the hiring gap? Today, companies have access to a vast global pool of remote engineering talent. But while 70% of engineers are interested in remote jobs, 97% struggle with the interviewing process. 
Hear from Robin Lim, Senior Director of Engineering at Handshake, as he shares the strategies that helped him scale Handshake’s $3.5B business with remote engineering talent.

A Terminal Webinar Series: Mastering Remote - Scaling Global Tech Teams

Senior Director of Engineering @ Handshake

Robin Lim

Chief Marketing Officer @ Terminal

Tejal Parekh

We also share exclusive data from Terminal’s survey of 1000+ engineers that reveals what developers really want from today’s market to help you win and retain world-class engineers.

You'll learn:

• Exclusive insights from Terminal’s survey of 1000+ developers on the top 3 things engineers look for in a remote role
• Key tactics to build a remote-specific recruitment playbook
• How to support a flexible remote or hybrid workplace — the right way
• Why tech’s most established players are tapping into global talent markets to scale fast (and how your business can, too)

6 Ways High-Growth Startups Can Beat Engineer Attrition

Is engineer turnover a problem at your company? You’re not alone. LinkedIn reports developer turnover rates of up to 22%—twice the industry average—and high-growth startups are seeing rates as high as 25%. Record-high resignations suggest the remote economy is intensifying competition: 68% of engineers say they switched jobs because of remote opportunities. This unprecedented loss of hiring ROI makes it clear that a #1 priority for tech and people leaders today is improving teams’ ability to fight turnover and boost retention.

Director of Engineering @ CB Insights

Jennifer Peffley

Chief People Officer @ Terminal

Jennifer Farris

From talent strategy to team-building, it’s time to define a retention-based approach to hiring and management that will support your org’s growth goals over the long term. 

Join CB Insights Director of Engineering Jennifer Peffley and Terminal Chief People Officer Jennifer Farris in a live webinar as they share 6 ways leaders can take action to beat attrition—and build teams that last.

You'll learn:

• Tactics to engage engineers and protect them from burnout
• Best practices to structure distributed teams
• How to facilitate career progression and stop talent from feeling stuck
• Tips to keep engineers feeling valued, no matter their location
• How to set up flexible work offerings to boost productivity and morale
• What leaders can do to maintain an inclusive team culture over time

5 Ways to Amp Desirability to Engineers and Close the Talent Gap

In a recent poll, 68% of surveyed engineers say they changed jobs because of remote opportunities elsewhere. Companies that want to overcome the tech talent shortage must foster a strong remote-first culture to win, engage and retain engineering talent.

Chief Technology Officer @ iCapital

Chris Piazza

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer @ Terminal

Dylan Serota

Join iCapital CTO Chris Piazza and Terminal Chief Strategy Officer Dylan Serota to learn how iCapital turned their remote culture into a superpower that helped them overcome talent shortages and scale their senior engineering teams at a $6B+ fintech company (and how you can, too).

You'll learn:
• How to leverage global talent without sacrificing culture
• Tips for conveying loyalty to your tech team, and why it matters
• Strategies to build career opportunities into remote jobs, regardless of location 
• How to build a winning culture that’ll have engineers knocking at your door
• Tactics to promote fairness and build a sense of pride within your team

Getting Ahead in the Great Global Grab for Engineering Talent

VP of Engineering at Hims & Hers

Syed Hassan

SVP Product at Terminal

Greg Vilines

Identifying and attracting global engineering talent has become an increasingly competitive endeavor. There is no shortage of evidence that CIOs and CTOs are finding it difficult to fill critical tech skills on their teams and that developer roles are taking up to 50% longer to hire for than other types of roles. These skill deficiencies are leading many tech companies to turn to global engineering talent to build their teams. 

Join VP of Engineering for Hims & Hers Health, Syed Hassan, and SVP of Product for Terminal, Greg Vilines, as they discuss the intricacies of attracting, hiring and managing thriving global tech teams.

Key Learning Objectives

• Why Engineering leaders are turning to global tech talent recruitment to scale in a hyper-competitive talent market.

• How to build a winning remote-first culture that attracts, engages and retains talent &mdash; and what engineers are looking for when making a career move.

• Ways to identify the right markets and talent fit, and how a knowledgeable partner can shave quarters off a typical DIY hiring approach and maximize success.

Making Remote Official: The elements of a successful remote work policy

Director of Communications & Senior Remote Work Consultant at Distribute

Megan Dilley

Chief Marketing Officer at Terminal

2020 let the remote work genie out of the bottle, and it’s clear that employees aren’t interested in going back to the office full time. Efforts from corporate giants like Apple and Google to return to in-person work have been met with backlash so severe that they’ve been forced to scrap plans to bring employees back to the office and scramble to offer remote work arrangements instead.

It’s a historic shift in the power dynamics between employers and employees, proving that in today’s era of employee choice, companies that offer flexible remote work options will win a competitive edge. But how do you codify remote work, and create a structure that meets both employee and company needs?

Join Distribute Director of Communications & Senior Remote Work Consultant Megan Dilley and Terminal’s Tejal Parekh, Chief Marketing Officer, to learn the key components of any remote work plan and how to put together a strong remote work policy for your business.

In this webinar, you’ll learn:
• The pros and cons of different remote work structures
• How to handle resistance to new policies
• The right way to use your office when employees are working remotely
• Tips for approaching compensation when employees live in different markets
• Legal pitfalls to avoid
• How to tailor benefits to remote work
• Strategies to keep remote employees from feeling alienated



Mastering Remote Recruiting: From Interviewing to Onboarding

Head of Recruiting at Skillz

Tom Koning

Co-founder at Terminal

When Tom Koning, Head of Recruiting at top mobile games platform Skillz, moved to multi-market hiring, he knew his team would have to reinvent their remote recruiting strategy. From improving remote interviewing to using technology to humanize the experience, Skillz brought their recruiting efforts to a global level and scaled their engineering capacity dramatically, hiring over 40 engineers in under a year.

With US tech talent market competition fierce, and new preference for remote work, companies like Skillz who learn to master remote recruiting will be those who rise to the top—and there are few blueprints for success.

Join Tom and Terminal Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Dylan Serota for a discussion of Tom’s lessons learned from remote hiring and how tech leaders can adapt their remote recruitment strategies to win top talent, too.

In this webinar, you’ll learn:
• Why top tech leaders see the future of hiring as remote
• What most businesses still get wrong about remote recruiting
• Proven strategies to overcome today’s top remote recruitment challenges, from candidate engagement to evaluation
• Technologies to humanize the remote hiring experience
• How to run efficient + effective remote interviews
• Tactics to onboard and retain remote hires


An Insider’s Guide to LatAm’s Hottest Engineering Talent Markets

Manager of Talent Acquisition at Terminal

Claudia Hernandez

Data Scientist for Business Operations at Terminal

Amy Feldman

Tired of local tech talent shortages and hiring exorbitantly priced engineers?

With the U.S. an increasingly impossible environment for hiring technical talent, high-growth tech companies are turning to a new talent market that’s growing 28% faster than the States.

Boasting more than 20,000 new engineers entering the workforce annually, an average of 30 available candidates per open role, and salaries 50%-60% lower than US tech hubs, Latin America is officially one of the hottest regions for high-growth companies hiring remote teams.

Join Terminal’s Claudia Hernandez, Latin American Talent Acquisition Manager, and Amy Feldman, Data Scientist for Biz Ops to hear insider tips on navigating Latin America’s unbelievable tech talent market & how you can get started hiring there, too.

In this webinar, you’ll get:
• A bird’s-eye view on Latin America’s tech ecosystem boom
• Market deep dives into the top 7 LatAm cities for hiring elite engineers
• Insider advice on how to hire in each engineering market
• Key growth metrics to consider such as the presence of startups, VCs, and accelerator programs
• Local talent intelligence to help you narrow in on which market is your best match


Hybrid Tech Teams in Action: How to tackle the era of flexible work

Founder at Range

Daniel Pupius

Your executive team is discussing “the return to the office” and how you’ll support remote teams moving forward. While many questions remain, what’s clear is that very few want to return to the office full-time. 

“The 40 hour work week, with it’s butts-in-seats management philosophy, isn’t how you foster creativity and get the most of people,” says Dan Pupius, founder of team management software startup Range and former Head of Engineering at Medium.

Join Dan and Terminal Co-Founder + Chief Strategy Officer Dylan Serota to find out how your company can adapt to today’s era of flexible work and put hybrid teams into action.

In this webinar you’ll learn:
• What 1000+ engineers said about their interest in returning to the office 
• Five ways to model your teams, including static hybrid, dynamic hybrid, synchronized hybrid, and how to assess the right one for your organization.
• Tech tools that will make life easier for remote teams. 
• How to structure the workday to unlock remote collaboration.


The State of Remote Engineering: 1000 engineers on how 2020 redefined the workplace

Global Head of Talent at Terminal

Kerri McKinney

While offices may reopen this year, what happens if your engineers don’t want to return?
Our recent survey of 1000+ engineers showed that today, only 20% of engineers want to go back to the office full-time, and that there’s no return to business as usual post-pandemic. Rather, engineers will demand flexible remote options for good. 

Hiring will look different, too. Though engineers want to work for US companies, 39% say they’re disinterested in moving to the US for work. And 97% of engineers report issues with the interview process—a worrisome challenge for employers, as these lead to rejected offers.

Join Terminal Chief Marketing Officer Tejal Parekh and Global Head of Talent Kerri McKinney for a webinar exploring the results of our survey and how organizations can prepare for the future of engineering in 2021—and beyond.

In this webinar you’ll learn:
• What engineers expect from the workplace post-pandemic—and how employers can adapt
• Why there’s never been a better moment to take your hiring strategy global
• Recruitment and retention tactics to succeed in 2021’s tight talent market
• How to build benefits packages for the workforce of 2021 and beyond


Managing Mental Health for Engineering Teams

Director of Engineering at Spring Health

Mai Irie

Global Director of Talent at Terminal

Imagine if 1 in every 3 of your engineers was struggling with their mental health and fighting burnout.  Based on a recent study where 33% of engineers rated their mental health as fair or poor, there’s a big chance this may be a reality.

Managing for team mental health has never been more important, yet many engineering managers feel uncertain on how to lead teams through times of crises. Luckily, this is a skill all leaders can learn. 

Join Mai Irie, Spring Health Director of Engineering, and Terminal’s Global Director of Talent Acquisition Kerri McKinney for a webinar diving into Managing mental health for engineering teams.

In this webinar you’ll learn:
• Tools to assess the state of employee mental health at your company
• Proactive methods for preventing engineer burnout
• Tactics for leading by example to promote mental health in the workplace
• How to teach engineers healthy boundary setting between work and home


How EasyKnock’s CTO boosted engineering capacity with global talent

CTO at EasyKnock

Matt Palmerlee

Engineering teams are the lifeblood of most organizations today, but growing capacity locally for US-based companies can be slow and expensive. For good reason, tapping into global remote recruiting to scale tech teams is skyrocketing in popularity. 

Watch a conversation with EasyKnock CTO Matt Palmerlee and Terminal Cofounder Dylan Serota to explore Matt’s lessons learned while building remote engineering capacity in Terminal’s Guadalajara, Mexico hub. 

In this webinar you’ll learn about:
• Leveraging multiple hiring markets for team growth
• The core drivers for leaping into global talent expansion
• Leadership best practices to make remote work
• Structuring remote hires for success 


Global Engineering: Why tech leaders are hiring global talent, and how to do it right.

Getting Ahead in the Great Global Grab for Engineering Talent

The State of Remote Engineering – 2022 Edition

Making Remote Official: The elements of a successful remote work policy