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This year, we helped hundreds of teams find their perfect developers, fast. In 2024, we're going even bigger. Let us help you build something amazing.

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As we close out 2024, a reflection on tech hiring: The automated processes that exhausted us are giving way to something more human. In 2025, the winners will be those who build authentic connections from the first interview. Time to return to more human hiring.

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Starting 2025 by appreciating the unsung heroes of our holiday break: Netflix devs who turned "What should I watch next?" into "How did they know?!" That seamless flow from Emily in Paris to Partner Track? Pure engineering elegance - collaborative filtering + content analysis +

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New year, new updates Quick look back at how our engineering team closed out 2024 - making Gun.io even better for developers and clients alike. See the improvements, link in bio.

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The pandemic sparked a surge in employee surveillance tools, born from management insecurity about remote work. But while large enterprises desperately tried to replicate "office busyness" through keystroke counting, innovative companies discovered something better: Remote

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"The ST5 antenna remains my favorite example of letting entropy solve your engineering problems." Sharp technical deep-dive on genetic algorithm patterns, fitness function design, and practical implementation by Dave Aronson, now on the blog. When should you (and shouldn't

"The ST5 antenna remains my favorite example of letting entropy solve your engineering problems."

Sharp technical deep-dive on genetic algorithm patterns, fitness function design, and practical implementation by Dave Aronson, now on the blog. 

When should you (and shouldn't
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Commit counts ≠ Productivity Lines of code ≠ Value Real metrics measure: ✅ Customer value delivery ✅ Team collaboration ✅ System quality Context is everything. Measure what matters, not what's easy.

Commit counts ≠ Productivity
Lines of code ≠ Value

Real metrics measure:
✅ Customer value delivery
✅ Team collaboration
✅ System quality

Context is everything. Measure what matters, not what's easy.
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Counter-Strike was technical brilliance masquerading as a game. While we were hunting headshots, C++ wizards had built a revolution: BSP rendering, lag compensation, client-server architecture - engineering that changed gaming forever.

Counter-Strike was technical brilliance masquerading as a game. While we were hunting headshots, C++ wizards had built a revolution:

BSP rendering, lag compensation, client-server architecture - engineering that changed gaming forever.
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Great engineering teams thrive on purpose, not pings. High-trust teams know when to write vs when to talk. Stop treating every question like a fire drill. Start building systems that scale knowledge.

Great engineering teams thrive on purpose, not pings. High-trust teams know when to write vs when to talk.

Stop treating every question like a fire drill. Start building systems that scale knowledge.
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Your freelance developers have seen 20+ different companies make the same mistakes you're about to make. Are you actually listening to them? How the biggest tech disasters could have been prevented, and why your contractors know more than you think

Your freelance developers have seen 20+ different companies make the same mistakes you're about to make.

Are you actually listening to them? 

How the biggest tech disasters could have been prevented, and why your contractors know more than you think
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Replacing an employee costs WAY more than you think - probably by an order of magnitude. When devs leave, they take years of architectural context with them. It's why we're obsessed with matching companies with pre-vetted senior devs who hit the ground running. Real numbers

Replacing an employee costs WAY more than you think - probably by an order of magnitude.

When devs leave, they take years of architectural context with them. It's why we're obsessed with matching companies with pre-vetted senior devs who hit the ground running.

Real numbers
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Fed tech overhaul creates massive opportunities for private contractors - DOGE (under Musk) starting major modernization - IRS still running 1960s assembly code - Staff buyouts could create contractor demand - Must handle FedRAMP/HIPAA compliance Huge stakes for tech companies

Fed tech overhaul creates massive opportunities for private contractors

- DOGE (under Musk) starting major modernization
- IRS still running 1960s assembly code
- Staff buyouts could create contractor demand
- Must handle FedRAMP/HIPAA compliance

Huge stakes for tech companies
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Using LLMs is table stakes. We chatted with ML expert Bjørn Furuknap about AI that learns on the fly and takes action, not just chats. Link in bio for where AI seems to be headed next.

Using LLMs is table stakes. We chatted with ML expert Bjørn Furuknap about AI that learns on the fly and takes action, not just chats. Link in bio for where AI seems to be headed next.
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Dynamic customer support and real-time data insights can be achieved by integrating GPT & RAG, but building it right can be a challenge. 👇 Best practices, pitfalls, and how expert freelance AI devs can help. Link in bio.

Dynamic customer support and real-time data insights can be achieved by integrating GPT & RAG, but building it right can be a challenge.  

👇 Best practices, pitfalls, and how expert freelance AI devs can help. Link in bio.
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Get LLMs production-ready with Gun.io devs. Implement GPU auto-scaling, vector databases, and advanced orchestration. Batching, quantization, caching, and solid MLOps are your keys to reliable, cost-efficient large-scale AI—beyond just adding more hardware.

Get LLMs production-ready with Gun.io devs. Implement GPU auto-scaling, vector databases, and advanced orchestration. Batching, quantization, caching, and solid MLOps are your keys to reliable, cost-efficient large-scale AI—beyond just adding more hardware.
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At Gun.io, we’ve seen firsthand how a curated approach to hiring elevates dev performance and retention—no more sifting through endless proposals. Discover how we’re making contract work a sustainable, long-term career for world-class engineers.

At Gun.io, we’ve seen firsthand how a curated approach to hiring elevates dev performance and retention—no more sifting through endless proposals. Discover how we’re making contract work a sustainable, long-term career for world-class engineers.
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CTO in 2025 = AI strategist + security hawk + growth engine. – GenAI guardrails ✅ – Zero critical vulns ✅ – Cloud spend on target ✅ – <12 % attrition ✅ Break the 2015 JD mold. See the full guide & KPIs, then steal the checklist.

CTO in 2025 = AI strategist + security hawk + growth engine.

– GenAI guardrails ✅
– Zero critical vulns ✅
– Cloud spend on target ✅
– &lt;12 % attrition ✅ 

Break the 2015 JD mold. See the full guide &amp; KPIs, then steal the checklist.
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Your LLM shouldn’t just talk—it should act. Meet Model Context Protocol (MCP), the USB-C of AI that lets ChatGPT/Claude pull from Google Calendar, HubSpot & more. Link in bio

Your LLM shouldn’t just talk—it should act.

Meet Model Context Protocol (MCP), the USB-C of AI that lets ChatGPT/Claude pull from Google Calendar, HubSpot &amp; more. 

Link in bio
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Staff Augmentation vs Managed Engineering Services: Which fits your 2025 roadmap? Our latest guide breaks down when to add individual engineers vs hiring a cross-functional pod for complete delivery ownership. Don't know? Book a strategy session w/ us. Link in bio.

Staff Augmentation vs Managed Engineering Services: Which fits your 2025 roadmap?

Our latest guide breaks down when to add individual engineers vs hiring a cross-functional pod for complete delivery ownership.

Don't know? Book a strategy session w/ us.

Link in bio.
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Your legacy database doesn't need a complete rewrite to work with AI. Build an MCP server. Give LLMs direct query access to old PostgreSQL systems. Support tickets that used to require developer time? Now handled instantly.

Your legacy database doesn't need a complete rewrite to work with AI.

Build an MCP server. Give LLMs direct query access to old PostgreSQL systems.

Support tickets that used to require developer time? Now handled instantly.