Hire talent to fit your culture...not someone else's ideal

There is a tendency among Technology Engineering leadership to find a star engineer, aka 10x developer, to have on their team. This leads to inordinate amount of time spent hunting for that diamond. You can absolutely find such engineers, however, you should ask yourself whether the challenge you're putting in front of them is going to excite them.

Another way to build your team is to look for a team you can coach and grow organically. Its far easier to find such coachable talent. They're out there, and are willing to put in the time and effort when they see they're being mentored and are shown a direction. In time, you might find that you've developed one of those rockstar 10x engineer with this approach.

When recruiting for talent in a tight market, look for non-traditional places. It goes a long way to show up and be there for folks who don't have access, networks or connections.