A manager argues that attitude matters more than technical skills when hiring engineers. Someone with a growth mindset can learn any technology, but they'll also lift up their teammates. One person's modest technical gains pale next to the multiplicative effect of helping others improve.
My top traits for recognizing potential in engineers have nothing to do with technical skills. They have everything to do with the attitude and the mindset. With the right attitude and the mindset, you can learn all of the necessary technical skills needed. And not just that, you're a great person to work with and you're making others around you better because of it. That's very important because as a manager, I am looking for people who will be able to inspire others, help others grow, not just contribute with their technical knowledge. Remember, if you get better at coding for 20%, you will provide 20% more value, but if you help 5 other people get 20% better, you will provide a lot more value.
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