Re:How to interview engineers as a startup
by tomblomfield on Monday September 23, 2013 @10:09AM
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Yes, for a VC-backed startup between 8 and 50 people, which is what I'm broadly trying to write about.
You can check whether someone is a good programmer pretty quickly during interview & practical exercises, it turns out. The best way is a complete-in-your-own-time 2-hour coding exercise that's relevant to the job they'll be doing.
The cost (both economic and in terms of team morale) of sacking someone is not inconsiderable.
You can check whether someone is a good programmer pretty quickly during interview & practical exercises, it turns out. The best way is a complete-in-your-own-time 2-hour coding exercise that's relevant to the job they'll be doing.
The cost (both economic and in terms of team morale) of sacking someone is not inconsiderable.