We are, at our core, a technology/software company but this is our first time filling a position like this and we’re not entirely sure where to start the search. We suspect that posting a position like this on a public job board would likely result in a large number of low quality applications and would like to take a more targeted approach. We suspect the type of candidate that would pique our interest would also be actively perused by a number of other companies, and we are willing to compete appropriately.

What methods have other members of the Hacker News community had success with when filling these kinds of positions?