Re:Why HackerRank and other coding tests are ageist
by on_and_off on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @08:52AM
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I recently had a round of interviews for a senior engineering position.
Luckily it was on hackerrank, but only as a way to store the exercise instructions with a timer.
The test itself was not terribly difficult, build a small mobile app (I am a mobile dev). It was still enough to demonstrate how you can architecture an app, good design patterns, clean code, etc
After that I had another round of interview with that same company.
I feared that ridiculous whiteboard was on the menu. One of the engineers reassured me when I inquired about the content of this interview : "we think that wb are bullshit, we just want to discuss".
In the end I was offered the job, with a really nice compensation package. I should mention that I live on another continent and did all these interviews remotely.
Is this a general trend in the silicon valley area ? or was I just lucky to stumble on companies that don't believe in whiteboard questions ?
Luckily it was on hackerrank, but only as a way to store the exercise instructions with a timer.
The test itself was not terribly difficult, build a small mobile app (I am a mobile dev). It was still enough to demonstrate how you can architecture an app, good design patterns, clean code, etc
After that I had another round of interview with that same company.
I feared that ridiculous whiteboard was on the menu. One of the engineers reassured me when I inquired about the content of this interview : "we think that wb are bullshit, we just want to discuss".
In the end I was offered the job, with a really nice compensation package. I should mention that I live on another continent and did all these interviews remotely.
Is this a general trend in the silicon valley area ? or was I just lucky to stumble on companies that don't believe in whiteboard questions ?