Senior Developer does not always mean coder. It means, in my view, senior-level experience and senior-level judgment.
What are the job requirements?
I was a manager for 10 years and didn't code except to fix bugs. When I coded, I used C/C++. As a senior manager, I oversaw the JavaEE application strategy at Sun.
At any rate, today, I am a Senior Developer at a start up that uses LAMP. I would have no problem answering your questions today but it took me a full month to get back up to speed.
It may be that you are focusing on the wrong questions, it may be that your job description is attracting the wrong candidates, or it may be that you are not promoting the job in the right channels.
What are the job requirements?
I was a manager for 10 years and didn't code except to fix bugs. When I coded, I used C/C++. As a senior manager, I oversaw the JavaEE application strategy at Sun.
At any rate, today, I am a Senior Developer at a start up that uses LAMP. I would have no problem answering your questions today but it took me a full month to get back up to speed.
It may be that you are focusing on the wrong questions, it may be that your job description is attracting the wrong candidates, or it may be that you are not promoting the job in the right channels.
Good luck.