Yep, got some applicants on this one already, but none of them are fully qualified. It's funny, they throw the latest buzzwords at me thinking I will be impressed, but ya know what impresses me the most? Your github page.
Freelancers who prove themselves and allow us to audit their code are the ones that will be hired the fastest. I rarely use the phone, and a lot of really awesome coders are afraid to apply because they feel their english skills are not good enough. If you can chat with me on telegram, then your english is good enough imo. Oh, the other thing is that when the person meets some of the other devs here that work with me, they will find that one or more of those devs speak their local language too.
So, for those who are reading this, stop worrying so much, realize you have awesome skills, even if your english is not "good enough" in your opinion and just apply for the job. It never hurts to try, right?
well, at least, people tried. that means, this way of hiring is working.
We will require lots of people for our project in a month hopefully.