Hacker News Reader

Bang on.

1. Backend Engineer = Rails

2. Front End Engineer = Vue

3. Infra Engineer/Devops = AWS

...and with a security background.

...and all 3 at an expert level.

I've worked with a lot of bright and capable people over the years but I can't think of anyone matching this level of expertise.

If I had to guess; did the project grow organically for a few years where the original developer learned all of the skills as they went and now this person left?

View on HN

> If I had to guess; did the project grow organically for a few years where the original developer learned all of the skills as they went and now this person left?

Well, sort of. He was experienced before he joined, but staying with us many years definitely helped him to structure everything correctly and automatize a lot of tasks. What's interesting, he actually worked only 3 days a week. It's doable if you clearly define the responsibilities.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com