Vidya Mani has worked at many well-known companies in senior engineering roles building top-class teams around her: she was at software consultancy Thoughtworks, PayPal’s Braintree and blockchain payments solution Ripple. She is now the chief technology officer of cryptocurrency fintech Nuri where she is, once again, growing a team. But this time, she’s doing it remotely — and speedily. Our Startup Life newsletter chatted to her about how to onboard remote engineers.
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February 17, 2022
Lessons from a serial team-builder: How to onboard remote developers
Startups are increasingly hiring remote developers. Nuri's Vidya Mani explains how to make sure they feel like part of your company
4 min read
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