**In order not to look for a needle in a haystack, Match it. I have collected tips on finding rare blockchain developers😜
Specialized platforms offer a ready reserve of talent and will help to filter specialists by direction.
In addition to the popular Upwork.com and Toptal, there are several equally effective communities:
**✔️DREAM — for finding independent developers with an hourly and fixed payment for projects of various scales and duration;
**✔️Codementor.io is a small community of blockchain developers with recruitment consultants to quickly find specialists;
**✔️Xbtfreelancer.com is a blockchain-focused platform with a wide range of search filters and bitcoin payment options.
To attract the attention of blockchain developers for a long-term project, you can turn to traditional platforms such as indeed.com or jooble.org. Although there are also specialized job boards in the blockchain field: crypto.jobs, cryptojobslist.com (with a convenient Telegram bot), blocktribe.com, beincrypto.com (only paid ads), criminality, bounty one.
You should also not forget about the time-tested methods of recruitment - Internet communities and networking. You can find specialists in your field on Reddit or StackExchange, and attending hackathons will help you not only gather a database of contacts but also get to know developers personally, seeing them at work.
Match it advises against focusing on one recruitment method. The field, which is making a technological revolution, needs both creative specialists and non-standard hiring of personnel.
Viktoria Zhdaniuk