If wishes were horses, we'd like all our new hires to have Isaac Newtons' IQ, da Vinci's passion, Michelangelo's attention to detail, Gautam Buddha's detachment, Mother Teresa's compassion and the like. But given they aren't, we've scaled down our expectation somewhat and are left with a few qualities we simply can't do without -
Place team before self
Give and take constructive criticism
Take pride in one's work
Be self-driven
Remain outcome focussed
Continuous learning
Flexibility
Strong fundamentals
Good cognitive skills
We particularly look for proficiency in
Storage
Virtualization
Webapp
Security
Cloud
C and C++
Java, Python and Ruby
CSS3 and HTML5
Along with English
Linux
Solaris
Windows
Django
RoR
AngularJS
Angular 2+