How to find an AI-native developer (and not make a mistake)

Everyone is currently looking for "strong developers".

But the problem is that the market has already split into 2 types:

1. Regular engineers

2. AI-native engineers, who accomplish 5-10x more

And if you hire using old criteria - you are almost guaranteed to hire the first type.

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💥 Why standard hiring breaks down

You look at:

• stack (React, Python, PostgreSQL)

• years of experience

• past companies

But this says nothing about real effectiveness.

Two candidates might look identical. But one will take 2 weeks to build a feature, while the other will put together the entire product over a weekend.

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🧠 What distinguishes an AI-native developer

We currently systematically analyze candidate experience and identify AI Insights - signals of how a person truly works.

Here's what to look for:

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🔹 1. Using AI as a multiplier

Not "tried ChatGPT", but:

• Cursor / Claude / Copilot in daily work

• code, test, architecture generation

• working through agents

👉 If this is missing - they are not AI-native

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🔹 2. Speed (the most underrated signal)

Look for phrases like:

• "built an MVP in 2 weeks"

• "did 5+ experiments a week"

• "launched a product in a month"

👉 speed is the main marker

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🔹 3. Product thinking

An AI-native engineer:

• talks about churn / retention / conversion

• and not just "implemented an API"

• participates in product decisions

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🔹 4. End-to-end thinking

Not "I built the backend", but:

• "built a feature from idea to production"

• "launched and measured the result"

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🔹 5. Automation-first approach

• automates routine tasks

• writes scripts / pipelines

• reduces manual work

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⚙️ How we do this

We break down each candidate's experience into a structure:

• stack → all technologies (including AI tools)

• skills → real practices (product, architecture, processes)

• achievements → measurable results

• and most importantly → AI Insights with explanation

For example:

AI-native - uses Cursor and Claude for significant development acceleration

MVP Builder - built a product in 2 weeks

Product Engineer - reduced churn by 20%

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📊 What this provides

You start to see the difference:

• not "React vs React"

• but

• a regular developer vs a person who genuinely builds products

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⚡ The market's main mistake

Companies are still hiring based on:

❌ "5 years of experience"

❌ "stack knowledge"

Instead of:

✅ "product creation speed"

✅ "ability to work with AI"

✅ "focus on results"

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🎯 In short

An AI-native developer isn't about tools

it's about behavior and speed

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👇 If you want to try

We've created a simple scenario:

• upload your resume or job description

• get AI Insights on candidates

• immediately see who is truly strong