One doesn't simply hire a RDBMs developer. There are not many RDBMs developers in the world and even less of them are looking for a job. Instead of looking for developers we can grow them up. In this talk we would like to tell how we do it. One doesn't simply hire a RDBMs developer. There are not many RDBMs developers in the world and even less of them are looking for a job. Instead of looking for developers we can grow them up. In this talk we would like to tell how we do it. In this talk: First-person view: PostgreSQL developer as a first job & contributing to PostgreSQL after years of experience in different area - impressions, difficulties, etc; Our experience of teaching Moscow State University students; Onboarding & team leading gotchas; Project management gotchas; On burning out; And stuff like this :)