SwirlyPancake

New Startup Trying To Hire Humans

Hello everyone, I recently started my company and now want to hire actual people in the IT space.

As other fellow humans, how'd you like the interview process to be for engineering roles? I don't want to follow the crazy white board algorithm norms, I need the job to get done, idc if you google or use ChatGPT as long as you understand the problem and the solution.

Please share your inputs!

19mo ago

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GoofyRaccoon

Google19mo

I would say the following based on my hiring experience when I was running my company:

Go deep into projects that the candidates have worked on, talk about the alternatives considered for design decisions, why what and how, give a hypothetical situation based on the project, ask about the next steps to scale and improve. This is to understand their scope in the project, technical understanding they developed and if the trade offs justified the business.
Give an abstract and ambiguous problem statement and see how they’re able to handle the situation, such as: how do you think CDNs invalidate cache. This helps to see if they can ask the right questions, form requirements, ability to navigate ambiguity and be creative with solutions.
Give them an algorithmic question (LC Easy) which uses a lot of language fundamentals such as loops, data structures etc. BUT ask them to solve the question in a completely different language that they know nothing of. They are allowed to use google to look up syntax and language specifics. This helps to see how fast they are able to pick up things and if they are able to learn only what’s needed for the job rather than going deep into the tech and taking ages to deliver things.
lastly you can do LLD and HLD interviews, it does help to see their creativity and structural thinking but these are something that can be mastered by giving 20 or so interviews.

So yeah. These are my 2c.

SwirlyUnicorn

Stealth19mo

The 2nd last point is really sage advice, ty!

TwirlySushi

INDMoney19mo

This is pretty awesome advice

FloatingWalrus

Freelancer19mo

If you need a human for content or marketing, I'm game. 🌸

SwirlyPancake

Jio19mo

Okay so we do need to create our presence online, be active on social media, establish a brand. Where can I contact you? This platform has no DMs yet

FloatingWalrus

Freelancer19mo

Yes, okay so sharing my dummy email address, I'll share my contact through email. Does that work?
dpikvaishnavi@gmail.com

DancingNoodle

Uber19mo

What you need is a technical cofounder, not an employee

SwirlyPancake

Jio19mo

I literally am the technical guy. I'm asking here because the current way engineers are interviewed is a joke.

TwirlySushi

INDMoney19mo

A technical cofounder if great to have. But @Ambani is already one so we might be all good there

JumpyPretzel

Stealth19mo

First shortlist based on their past experiences. Relevant work experiences similar to your requirement should make the shortlist. Then Just interview based on their past experiences, ask what all kind of projects they have worked on, and start asking questions about them. Go step by step deeper into their own work. They should just know what they have done, like in depth, design and implementation-wise.

SwirlyPancake

Jio19mo

Yeah that's how I've been doing it so far, my experience has been pretty bad, most people lie on their profiles.

JumpyPretzel

Stealth19mo

@Ambani Good. Anybody lying should be rejected immediately. It is basic expectation to be truthful in resume and to know well what one has written in the resume (specially about project/application work).

DizzyLlama

Freelancer19mo

I'd say, check people out online who showcase their skills(who are visible), you can also find people in your own circle. No formal interview process like it's done in FAANG, but rather how the open source companies hire nowadays. They see previous work, then get on call with the person and have 1-3 interviews for culture fit and rollout offer within a day or 2

SwirlyPancake

Jio19mo

That's a good idea, thanks

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