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Our Process

We hire thoughtfully and communicate clearly

From our initial contact with engineers to offboarding them from your project, we stay true to our values:

Excellence

Our engineers code with care and love what they do.

Transparency

We'll be upfront about our process and what you can expect.

Humanity

We treat the people who work with us with respect and sincerity.

Integrity

We treasure your trust and live up to your expectations.

Collaboration

We hire people who work well together and with our partners.

Excellence

Our engineers code with care and love what they do.

Transparency

We'll be upfront about our process and what you can expect.

Humanity

We treat the people who work with us with respect and sincerity.

Integrity

We treasure your trust and live up to your expectations.

Collaboration

We hire people who work well together and with our partners.

Our Hiring Process

Hiring is Trio's most critical process. Through this carefully designed system, we select engineers not only based on their technical aptitude, but core competencies. These include soft skills such as self-management, problem-solving, adaptability, communication, and a team-oriented mindset.

We’re always improving this process to meet the ever-changing nature of the market.

Our candidates should feel well-informed, fairly treated, and personally connected to Trio. We seek quality while prioritizing ethics.

We review each applicant’s resume carefully so that we can ask tailored questions, not just blaze through a pre-made list of prompts. When reviewing the resume, we look for attention to detail, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications.
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Reaching out to candidates

Reaching out to candidates

We review each applicant’s resume carefully so that we can ask tailored questions, not just blaze through a pre-made list of prompts. When reviewing the resume, we look for attention to detail, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications.
We give our candidates plenty of information about what the interviews will be like and how they can best prepare. We want them to know what to expect so that they are not overwhelmed.
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Preparing candidates for interviews

Preparing candidates for interviews

We give our candidates plenty of information about what the interviews will be like and how they can best prepare. We want them to know what to expect so that they are not overwhelmed.

We follow a clear rubric for every interview, which helps us compare applicant responses fairly and consistently. Our pre-structured questions ask about prior achievements and behaviors (“Tell me about a time…”) and hypothetical situations (“What would you do if…?”).


Structured interviews help talent acquisition specialists avoid confirmation bias. We also continuously refresh those questions to make sure the candidates’ answers are off-the-cuff.


In this interview, we are also looking to see that a candidate has good communication skills, which includes verifying that their English is fluid and articulate.

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The structured interview

The structured interview

We follow a clear rubric for every interview, which helps us compare applicant responses fairly and consistently. Our pre-structured questions ask about prior achievements and behaviors (“Tell me about a time…”) and hypothetical situations (“What would you do if…?”).


Structured interviews help talent acquisition specialists avoid confirmation bias. We also continuously refresh those questions to make sure the candidates’ answers are off-the-cuff.


In this interview, we are also looking to see that a candidate has good communication skills, which includes verifying that their English is fluid and articulate.

Our technical review process revolves around various take-home projects designed to assess a candidate's ability to plan and implement production grade solutions using programming language and framework best practices.
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The technical interview

The technical interview

Our technical review process revolves around various take-home projects designed to assess a candidate's ability to plan and implement production grade solutions using programming language and framework best practices.
When we’re ready to accept an applicant, their recruiter will schedule an online call to personally offer them the job!
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Accepting candidates

Accepting candidates

When we’re ready to accept an applicant, their recruiter will schedule an online call to personally offer them the job!

How we take care of our engineers

We also manage our engineers’ personal experience with Trio and with each project. Our team members are happy and well-supported, so they tend to stay on each project longer than average. We appreciate our engineers and empower them to create incredible code.

Supportive environment

Supportive environment

Our engineers and other team members are thoughtful, friendly, and easy to work with. Any job is more enjoyable if you have good coworkers. (This is why evaluating soft skills is so important during hiring!)


Every week, we check in with our engineers to see how their projects are going and how they’re feeling. We encourage them to actively participate in the development process. If they have any concerns or struggles, we want to help.

Professional development

Professional development

We have regular trainings, hackathons, and incredible opportunities for professional development. Working with Trio means staying on the bleeding edge of technology. Our guest speakers include industry experts and thought leaders (even from institutions like Harvard and Google).


We also help our engineers manage their careers by mapping out future goals and a plan to reach them—with plenty of Trio support, of course!

Social connections

Social connections

Trio curates the time and space for our engineers to spend time with each other even outside of work. From Slack channels to game nights, we supply the tools for our engineers to create meaningful relationships that benefit their social wellbeing.


Our engineers might not be in the same room but they're definitely on the same page. They don't only enjoy the work that they do but who they work with. Trio isn't only a place of work, but a network hub.

Hiring Trio Engineers

STEP 1 STEP 1

The scope

We'll discuss the current state and structure of your business as well as your strategic goals and staffing needs.

We'll discuss the current state and structure of your business as well as your strategic goals and staffing needs.

STEP 2 STEP 2

The shortlist

We’ll pick Trio engineers who match or exceed your project requirements and are excited to get started. We’ll look for relevant experience, technical skills, and soft skills.


If you’re augmenting your staff, we’ll choose someone who can integrate into your team and your company culture. If you’re building a distributed team, we’ll choose a project manager and engineers who can work well together.

We’ll pick Trio engineers who match or exceed your project requirements and are excited to get started. We’ll look for relevant experience, technical skills, and soft skills.


If you’re augmenting your staff, we’ll choose someone who can integrate into your team and your company culture. If you’re building a distributed team, we’ll choose a project manager and engineers who can work well together.

STEP 3 STEP 3

The selection

Next, it's your turn to select an engineer or approve the team. You're an important part of our hiring process, and we want you to have the final say.


Next, it's your turn to select an engineer or approve the team. You're an important part of our hiring process, and we want you to have the final say.

STEP 4 STEP 4

The HR stuff

We handle onboarding, compliance, payroll, and benefits. After you chose your new engineers, you don’t have to worry about the transition.


We handle onboarding, compliance, payroll, and benefits. After you chose your new engineers, you don’t have to worry about the transition.

STEP 5 STEP 5

The software development

Everyone gets down to business! We provide ongoing support to all of our engineers as they work on your projects.


Everyone gets down to business! We provide ongoing support to all of our engineers as they work on your projects.