How pathway solutions found a full stack developer in the Philippines

What does this client’s business do? 

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Pathway solutions is a German software startup that automates accounting for eCommerce & SaaS companies. Their focus is on helping businesses that work with Shopify, WooCommerce, Stripe Billing, Chargebee and all other payment providers streamline their accounting processes.

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While their customer base is German, their employee base is a diverse mix of many nationalities. Co-founder Marco Feelisch sought to create a global workforce that tackles German problems with talent from around the world. Afterall, their goal is to automate accounting for 10,000 entrepreneurs.

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With more and more happy customers joining every day, pathway solutions saw the need to scale its developer team without compromising the culture and approach to performance they have built so carefully.

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What was the process like for the role?

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Specifically, pathway solutions was looking for a full stack developer to take on much needed tasks such as:

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• working on their web app and platform
• supporting the product manager with strategic projects
• mentoring junior developers

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The company turned to airteams to discuss the role and agreed to partner up. 

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After drafting a job description, airteams scanned, vetted and interviewed many candidates in search of the best fit.

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The client received the first viable candidate profiles for review within the first week and had interviews scheduled with three developers within two weeks. 

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From here, pathway solutions interviewed airteams’ candidates with a case study to narrow down their selection to the one perfect choice. 

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During the third week, a candidate was selected and hired.

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What was the candidate’s profile before being hired?

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Based on the specifications of the role, the candidate needed to have multiple years of experience with SpringBoot, Java and ReactJS, as well as experience with AWS and GCP.

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The candidate who was ultimately chosen brough all of this experience and more. With 7+ years of work experience, the hire convinced pathway solutions with fantastic technical skills. 

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Moreover, he had worked in relevant European companies in the banking, insurance and broader finance industry - a great fit for the accounting startup.

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While the full stack developer is based in the Philippines, he will work mostly within the German time zone to support the local development team.