10 Different Types of Developers You’re Likely to Find

My team and I have met many types of developers throughout the years building different products with Altar.io.

The one important lesson we’ve learnt along the way is: Don’t look for the perfect developers, look for a balanced team.

That’s our sweet spot for one reason: there is no such thing as perfection and building a good product is never a one-man-show.

Creating and keeping a balanced dev team is a very challenging art. This is due to these two characteristics of developers:

Generally speaking, they are not the most skilled communicators;
They tend to be fiercely competitive, especially when it comes to tests of intellect.

So, to be able to build a strong team, first, you need to understand what you can expect from different personalities.

Here are, according to our experience, the 10 types of developers you're likely to find:

The Average Coder
The Wolf
The Narcissus
The Idealist
The Shy One
The Hitchhiker
The Imploder
The Safe Player
The Bad Ass
The Puritan