E593 - How To Hire Outlier Software Engineers

Yogi Goel, cofounder and CEO of Maxima AI, breaks down how he hires outlier talent, people who think like future founders and thrive when the plan changes fast. We get practical on what to look for beyond pedigree, how to assess it without relying on easy resume signals, and how culture scales when your team doubles.

Yogi also shares what Maxima AI is building, an agentic platform for enterprise accounting that automates day to day operations and month end work, and why the best teams win by pairing speed with real ownership.

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