Over the years, I’ve interviewed many candidates. One crucial skill that often gets overlooked is operational reflexes during oncalls. Surprisingly, few companies test for this, yet it’s a capability that greatly distinguishes engineers. There is a gap in interviewing. Some of the candidates excel in code interviews and system design but not on the operational side of things. Sometimes, they effectively play the system without real operational…
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System design interviews might get subjective depending on the expertise of both candidate and interviewer. Even if both have worked in backend systems, there’s a big chance that they have worked in quite distant areas. To decrease unconscious bias, it’s worthwhile to use a scorecard and general guidance to stay objective while evaluating a candidate’s skill set. Score Card We can score each one of these skill…
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