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I’ve posted on here before about when I’m in a hiring role how I prefer to do code challenges. I enjoy doing BYOC challenges.

Let a candidate pick a ticket from an open source project and come in to pair on it (or shoulder surf if uncomfortable with pairing). I don’t see the issue until the day we are pairing. Goal is to let them be the expert and as comfortable as possible.

They get some code on their GitHub, open source benefits, and I get a peak into their engineering skills.

If you’re thinking, “hey that’s not apples to apples,” well people aren’t fucking apples.

I had someone come in once that didn’t have an “issue.” She had been working with a library that had poor docs and wanted to work through the library and document it. THAT! That was an awesome experience. Best engineer? I had no idea. Willing to bang her head against a wall to make the experience better for others. Yes. Fuck yes, get on my team.