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# Your next 10x engineer isn't in your city. Refactor accordingly.


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 9, 2026
- **Time:** 14:45–14:50 (5 min)
- **Room:** Airstream 1
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100103-your-next-10x-engineer-isn-t-in-your-city-refactor-accordingly)

## Description

AI made the best engineers 10x more valuable, so it pays more than ever to hold out for the right hires, the truly great ones. But great talent is global, and most teams still cross off brilliant candidates for one reason: distance. This talk shows how to fix that bug and hire the best engineer for the role, wherever they live.

## Speaker

### [Antonia Eneh](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@antonia-eneh)

Co-founder and CEO of Elva


## Related talks at this congress

- [AI Won't Fix Your Engineering Culture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1296-ai-won-t-fix-your) — Julia Kordick
- [Hiring AI Native Talents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1303-hiring-ai-native) — Zahhar Kirillov
- [The AI-Native Engineering Org: What’s Real, What’s Hype, What’s Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/975-the-ai-native) — Taroon Mandhana, Sebastian Kister
- [Behind the Curtain: How Recruiters Shortlist Devs in an AI-Driven Market and How You Stand Out](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1057-behind-the-curtain) — Mina Golesorkhi