#1: Technology and recruiting for mobile app projects with Maks Mayer

In this episode, I interview a mobile application developer and specialist recruiter, Maksymilian Majer. Maks and I discussed many aspects of mobile application development, beginning with his experience working with mobile app technologies such as Objective C, the Xamarin framework, Ionic, Cordova, React Native and Flutter. He also had a chance to share his opinions on working with Ionic React versus React Native and Flutter, and which of these he would pick to use for different mobile application projects. 

Listen out also for the in-depth discussion that Maks and I had about his experience of recruiting for roles in mobile application development, which is one of his specialist subjects. This is an area that can be tricky to get right and there’s often a lot at stake, especially for start-ups. Maks outlined his thoughts on the different hiring processes for freelance developers versus those for hiring a developer as a full-time employee, and how you can make sure that you’ve found the right person for your mobile application development needs. Plus, he answered one of the most frequent and pressing questions in mobile application development today: who should you trust to build the first version of your mobile app? 

Timestamps

[00:29] Maks introduces himself and talks about his background

[01:35] Maks list the different kinds of mobile applications he’s worked on 

[03:16] Weighing up the best kinds of frameworks to use when building mobile applications

[05:58] Flutter versus Ionic and React Native 

[06:33] Building a community around Ionic 

[08:03] Recruiting for mobile application developers, full stack developers and more

[09:32] My top tip for recruiting a web developer for a start-up

[10:31] The pros and cons of working with Flutter

[12:18] How to hire and work with a freelance web developer 

[15:00] Hiring a developer as a full-time employee 

[17:20] Should you find a CTO co-founder or hire a freelancer to build the first version of your mobile application?

[21:51] Where to go to find out more about Maks

Links

Maks on LinkedIn

Maks on Twitter

Truth or Dare mobile app

Mobile App Makers podcast website

Bio
Maksymilian is a software engineer, technical lead, and entrepreneur. During his 16+ year career, he was building digital products ranging from early-stage startups to multinational corporations within telecom, pharma, and financial environments. For the past 6 years, he has been primarily engaged in hybrid mobile development. He also co-founded ITCraftship – tech-focused recruitment and staff augmentation agency, that uses agile in its recruitment processes.