Top 8 Qualities Every Software Developer Should Have
Tags: Software Developer, Employees, It Companies, Software Development, Team Building

When we talk about a certain company and the quality it is delivering, we mean not only the company structure, history and experience, but first of all its people which make up the company as a whole.

Planning a new IT project you would undoubtedly chose to collaborate with a great team of software developers. However, a non-technical person may hesitate in how to choose the best development team.

Remember that technical skillset is not enough for making a decision. To deliver the best results the developers should possess qualities that make them productive. We have made a list of top 8 qualities we pay attention to while hiring developers, and which help CodeRiders in delivering success and excellence.

When we talk about a certain company and the quality it is delivering, we mean not only the company structure, history and experience, but first of all its people which make up the company as a whole.

Planning a new IT project you would undoubtedly chose to collaborate with a great team of software developers. However, a non-technical person may hesitate in how to choose the best development team.

Remember that technical skillset is not enough for making a decision. To deliver the best results the developers should possess qualities that make them productive. We have made a list of top 8 qualities we pay attention to while hiring developers, and which help CodeRiders in delivering success and excellence.

When we talk about a certain company and the quality it is delivering, we mean not only the company structure, history and experience, but first of all its people which make up the company as a whole.

Planning a new IT project you would undoubtedly chose to collaborate with a great team of software developers. However, a non-technical person may hesitate in how to choose the best development team.

Remember that technical skillset is not enough for making a decision. To deliver the best results the developers should possess qualities that make them productive. We have made a list of top 8 qualities we pay attention to while hiring developers, and which help CodeRiders in delivering success and excellence.

Data-driven

A great software developer solves issues based only on real facts, hence making data-driven decisions. Software development involves a lot of data, analysis and calculations. To leverage right software programming lead developers choose the project management and planning tools based on data.

Another reason why data-driven approach is necessary for developers is that the need is rising for software applications that use consumer data from various sources to provide more contextualized and personalized experiences.

2. Team player

In software development successful delivery can be made only by a strong team work, not individually. Lone wolves have no place in development teams, instead you have better praise persons who are willing to accept assistance from others, and always ready to help other developers get better at what they do.

Software development is a collective effort. Being a team player effectively reduces work stress. Creating a great software product means communicating with all of the team members: other developers, QAs, PMs, sales, marketing, customers etc.

If other team members are criticizing the developer constructively, he/she should not bring their egos to work but instead be OK with other people pointing out and correcting the errors. The code might have bugs that the developer may only find out about after shipping the product, while the team may notice it quite earlier.

3. Supreme communication skills

An average developer knows how to code with the right technology or language, while a great developer understands the problems clearly, breaks them down into hypotheses and proposes solutions in a coherent manner before starting to code. They understand the concept quickly, ask structural questions to get deep into it, so they don’t need to have everything written down in a specifications document.

Besides, when working with software development outsourcing method, communicating in multiple languages, and especially excellent English, is a must.

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