VP Recruitment

Ihor Shcherbinin

VP of Recruiting at DistantJob

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Ihor is the Vice President of Recruiting at DistantJob, a remote IT staffing agency. With over 11 years of experience in the tech recruitment industry, he has established himself as a leading expert in sourcing, vetting and placing top-tier remote developers for North American companies.

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Ihor's expertise spans the entire recruiting cycle, from precisely defining job requirements to finalizing hires and ensuring smooth onboarding. His deep understanding of remote staffing solutions and offshore team dynamics allows him to excel in matching exceptional tech talents with U.S. organizations, consistently delivering value to both clients and candidates. Ihor is a recognized thought leader in the field of remote tech recruitment. His insights on adapting recruitment strategies to remote work trends have been featured in prominent industry publications.

  • Remote recruitment
  • Vetting Developers
  • Tech Talent Sourcing

Ihor Shcherbinin in the Media

  • Recruitment Interview
  • 6 Indispensable Tech Tools for Effective Remote Team Management
  • When Should Intuition Guide Recruitment Decisions?

All posts by Ihor Shcherbinin

How to hire a node js developer

To hire a Node.js developer in 2026, define the seniority you actually need, screen for fundamentals like the event loop, or streams and test with […]

Why Your Remote Technical Interview Process Always Fails (and How to Conduct Them Like a Pro)

Remote technical interviews are not just virtual versions of traditional, on-site interviews. The tooling, the pacing, how you evaluate soft skills, and how candidates experience […]

Developer Skill Assessment for Hiring the Top 1%

A developer skill assessment is a structured process for evaluating a software developer’s technical abilities, problem-solving approach, and professional behaviors before making a hiring decision. […]

Recruiters vs. Sourcers: Key Distinctions in Talent Acquisition

Talent acquisition has two distinct functions: sourcing and recruiting. However, recruiters and sourcers are often confused or collapsed into a single job title. They overlap, […]

Top Skills to Look for in a Python Developer

“Python developer” isn’t a role. It’s a programming language. The requirements for a junior Python developer and a senior Python developer are completely different, as […]

How to Hire a PHP Developer in 2026: What to Screen For

PHP in 2026 is not the PHP that most developers who call themselves “PHP developers” learned. PHP 8 reset the language in ways that the […]

Employer of Record vs. Staffing Agency: Key Differences & When You Need Both (2026)

If you are trying to hire a developer in Poland, a data engineer in Colombia, or a DevOps engineer in Romania, you will run into […]

Remote Staffing Compliance: The Complete Guide to Taxes, Contracts & IP [2026]

Remote hiring compliance involves labor law, taxes, contracts, intellectual property, and data privacy. The law depends on where the employee is, rather than where the […]

The IT Recruitment Process: A Step-by-Step Guide to Hiring Top Tech Talent

IT recruitment is the entire process where companies go through to find the right programmers for their organization. It usually includes any technology professionals, such […]

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