"After over 3 years of working side-by-side with Hunter Oredson, I cannot more highly recommend a single software engineer. I met Hunter when our company hired him as a Junior developer to assist in building out the foundational application to support hundreds of thousands of utility grid connected IoT devices. It was immediately clear that Hunter meant to be a difference in the company he worked for and that he carried immense potential. Organized, intelligent, and driven he had potential to grow. What was different about Hunter though was something much deeper and less visible to my immediate eye, over the following months, I watched Hunter trade opportunity for ego based on accomplishment with humility to learn more. He is honest about where he's at and it allows him to assess and change his weaknesses into strengths. There's something about Hunter that's hard to put into words. In psychology, there's this concept called social loafing: when people work in groups, they tend to give less effort than when they're working alone. It's been tried and tested time and time again in controlled environments and real-world teams everywhere. But there's a way to disrupt it—if people are told they'll be paired with high performers, they step up, and the group produces more than the sum of its parts. Here's the thing about Hunter: no one needed to tell him anything. From the moment he joined our team, he gave 100%, every day, without needing external motivation. Early on, he was one of only two developers, no one was watching, and yet he consistently went above and beyond. It's said you hire culture, not create it, and Hunter made that real for me. Others naturally followed his lead and elevated their own work to match his example. Now, for his technical abilities, I'll just say, go read his resume. He learns quickly, adapts well, focuses on quality, is compliant and innovative, and seeks to understand how the code underneath works. Place him on your team, develop him as a leader, give him opportunity and room to grow and watch your company do the same. He'll outperform your “Senior” developers and be respectful all the while."