I. Our Hiring Culture

At DojoStack, we've learned valuable lessons about hiring from our team's past experiences. A crucial insight is this: the person under pressure to hire is often not the best person to make the final decision. When there's urgency to fill a role, it's easy to lower standards. That's why we believe in a system of accountability - where other team members, not subject to the same pressure, are involved in the hiring process.

Ultimately, it's everyone's responsibility to hold the bar high. By involving multiple perspectives and maintaining rigorous standards, we ensure we never settle for mediocrity.

Much like in the movie 300, where a small, elite team battles against overwhelming odds, we believe in the power of small, highly capable, high-ownership teams. We're not looking to fill seats; we're looking to assemble a team of A+ players - people who don't just do their job but redefine excellence in their roles.

The Team Philosophy We Live By

1. Hands-On Leadership: We want managers who can roll up their sleeves and do the work. Leadership here isn't about delegation but as much as it is about being in the trenches.
2. A+ Players Attract A+ Players: Mediocrity is contagious, but so is excellence. Hiring incredible talent raises the game of the entire team.
3. Talent Knows No Borders: While we aim to build hubs where people can collaborate in person, we recognize that the best talent can be found anywhere in the world.

The Culture of High Standards

We are unapologetically intense. We hold ourselves and others to high standards, and we're upfront about this with candidates. Why? Because radical transparency about our culture is key to hiring the right people.

When we're clear about the sacrifices, challenges, and standards of excellence required, two things happen:

1. The Hesitant: Some candidates will hesitate. They'll ask about work-life balance or seek clarification on expectations. These people may not thrive in our culture.
2. The Spark: Others will light up. Their eyes will sparkle when we talk about intensity, high standards, and the thrill of building something extraordinary. These are the people who have been waiting for an environment like DojoStack - the ones who see growth as hard but worth it, and who thrive on discomfort because they know it's the price of excellence.

And you know which group of people we're looking for… But we can only separate those groups when we're upfront about our work culture with candidates.

We Bet on Young High Potentials