Building in Africa
Hiring engineers across African cities
Africoders Editorial
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Talent is distributed. Proof-based hiring travels better than pedigree-only screens.
Strong engineers are shipping from Lagos, Nairobi, Kigali, Accra, Cairo, and beyond. Your hiring process should find them without requiring relocation on day one.
Source with proof
Ask for Passports, public projects, and challenge outcomes — not only university names. 
Interview for execution
Use a paid take-home or live pairing session aligned to real work. Score communication and delivery, not trivia.
Onboard for distance
Document rituals, ownership maps, and success metrics in week one. Distributed teams fail from ambiguity more than from skill gaps.
Closing
Hire for evidence of shipping. Geography becomes a logistics problem, not a talent filter.
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