Hiring insights for India's product companies

Salary guides, hiring playbooks and market trends. Every salary guide includes CTC data from HyrEzy's candidate database, and a live panel of matching profiles. For city and role benchmarks, see the market reports.

Hiring Guides

Practical playbooks for founders, CTOs and hiring managers.

How to Hire an AI Engineer in India: A Practical Guide for CTOs

A step-by-step guide to hiring an AI Engineer in India: defining the role, screening for production evidence, interview design and closing the offer.

3 min read, live data

Verified Skills vs Claimed Skills: Why the Difference Matters in Hiring

Why skills listed on a resume are not the same as skills used in real work, how to tell the difference, and how HyrEzy separates the two.

3 min read

What Skills Actually Matter for AI Engineers in 2026

Beyond the buzzwords: the AI engineering skills that separate strong candidates in 2026, from evaluation and retrieval to cost control and fundamentals.

3 min read, live data

The Funded Startup Recruiter Playbook: How to Hire Your First 10 Engineers

A practical playbook for founders and CTOs hiring the first ten engineers at a funded Indian startup: sequencing, profiles, process, pay and closing.

3 min read

Why Top Engineers Ignore Your JD (and What to Write Instead)

The common job description mistakes that make strong engineers scroll past, with a structure and rewrite examples that attract better candidates.

3 min read

7 Red Flags to Watch For in a Technical Interview

Seven warning signs that a candidate who looks strong on paper may struggle in the role, and the follow-up questions that reveal them.

3 min read

Hiring Remote Tech Talent in India: What to Plan For

How to hire remote engineers in India: widening the pool, adjusting pay, notice periods, onboarding and the signals that predict remote success.

3 min read

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