--- title: "Software developers want to leave their jobs. Are you ready to recruit?" description: "Recruiters are struggling to find qualified candidates, but 1 in 2 developers are thinking about quitting their jobs. Be ready to recruit by implementing more realistic interviews." canonical: "https://coderpad.io/blog/hiring-developers/software-developers-want-to-leave-their-jobs-is-your-company-ready-to-recruit/" last_modified: "2026-04-17 01:45:34" --- [Back to blog](https://coderpad.io/blog/) # Software Developers Want to Leave Their Jobs. Is Your Company Ready to Recruit? March 6, 2023 4 Minute Read By Rachael Brandt [Hiring Developers](https://coderpad.io/blog/hiring-developers/) Your company wants to hire top developer talent. Lucky for your company, top developer talent is out there, looking for new roles. In fact, more than half of developers are going to look for a new job this year. In the [State of Tech Hiring in 2023 report](https://coderpad.io/survey-reports/coderpad-and-codingame-state-of-tech-hiring-2023/), 56% of recruiters said they struggle to find qualified candidates. At the same time, 42% of recruiters say there’s been an increase in resignations and 1 in 2 developers are thinking about quitting their jobs within the next year. So what does it all mean for your company? It means your company needs to update their interview process to ensure you can identify the developers with the right skills. Read on to take a deeper dive into the data plus better understand how you can vet engineers thoroughly and efficiently, while still providing the best candidate experience. ## What Recruiters Want Companies are on the hunt to hire back-end and full-stack developers. According to the [survey](https://coderpad.io/survey-reports/coderpad-and-codingame-state-of-tech-hiring-2023/), the most in-demand tech roles for recruiters are: - back-end developers (55%) - full-stack developers (54%) - applications developers (45%) This is a change from previous years where DevOps roles were a higher priority. Not only are full-stack developers and back-end developers the most in-demand tech jobs of 2023, but they’ll also be the most difficult to hire, according to recruiters. Part of that is due to the issue that hiring managers struggle to get a strong read on candidates when using algorithmic interview questions. That’s why hiring managers prefer CoderPad’s new multi-file frameworks. It allows them to simulate real-world coding projects that a dev might encounter while on the job in a comfortable environment – and avoiding the low signal algorithmic questions. This in turn lets hiring managers assess the skills they really need on their team. Part of that is due to the issue that hiring managers struggle to get a strong read on candidates when using algorithmic interview questions. That’s why hiring managers prefer CoderPad’s new multi-file frameworks. It allows them to simulate real-world coding projects that a dev might encounter while on the job in a comfortable environment – and avoiding the low signal algorithmic questions. This in turn lets hiring managers assess the skills they really need on their team. [Try a backend framework](https://app.coderpad.io/sandbox?utm_medium=email&utm_source=prodinfo&utm_campaign=23-Q1-Email-ProductInfo-GRO-All-Global-BE-frameworks&utm_content=bef-announcement&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_-W32TFASmQ6riVijxwqHvR5uWPSVL00jKWU_ao-2cjK_WblE0QNafKzhbV5YDZg1cwqkV) ## What Developers Want Just as priorities in the recruiting world have changed, so has the view of software developers when it comes to work and retention. 52% of developers say they’re thinking of quitting over the next year. Despite job market volatility – or perhaps because of that, the majority of developers surveyed feel confident in their ability to secure a new role. Are you thinking about quitting your job or exploring new job opportunities in the next 12 months? How is your team ready to capture these potential job searchers? CoderPad Interview ensures your candidate has a more positive experience by providing a familiar IDE and a wide variety of programming languages, all on a fast and reliable platform. Plus, give candidates a chance to succeed by using our multifile environments with a familiar editor, npm install packages, a readme, and more. ## What this means for hiring Tech companies need to hire full-stack and back-end developers. And fast. And developers are starting their job search now So what can your company do to find and hire the best technical talent? First—with 1 out of every 2 developers thinking about quitting over the next year—it’s a good time to openly welcome candidates who are searching for new roles. Recruit widely and quickly using technical screening tools, like CoderPad Screen. With 14,290,000+ coding challenges completed and a 97% customer satisfaction, CoderPad Screen has been the tech-friendly favorite for recruiters looking to evaluate developers’ skills. In fact, CoderPad Screen’s completion rates are the highest in the industry largely due to gamification—making the process all the more enjoyable for devs. After you’ve found your top candidates based on skills with the technical assessment, move them forward to a collaborative coding interview with CoderPad Interview. Unlike many interviewing platforms, CoderPad Interview pads are very similar to common IDEs so that candidates are already familiar with coding they will have done elsewhere: they’ll write code in the left-hand pane, run code with the ‘Run’ button, and view output in the right-hand pane. Plus, the right pane includes an interactive Read-Evaluate-Print Loop (REPL) for some languages. Plus, hiring managers can now more easily simulate a real-work experience using our multi-file environments during interviews. With the addition of the most popular front- and back-end multi-file frameworks, CoderPad delivers more options to assess the skills companies need on their team. For example, start with an app that’s missing components, or has broken functionality, or needs data from an API. 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