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1. the market being so hot for mid-level engineers means that we are considering and hiring good junior engineers where we cannot find adequate mid-level talent. we would rather hire and develop a junior than compromise.

2. show code on github, sure, but if you can demo the work deployed somewhere it goes much further. everyone has a crypto tracking or twitter sentiment project somewhere, but i need more. if you can deploy the work somewhere in a smart way, great. if you can communicate well, great. a project with a 2-5 minute video tells me a lot more than code alone (which anyone can do with a tutorial).

3. demonstrate that you are easy to work with and that you are willing to learn. if a candidate has enough code or work on their resume, that is great, but a good cultural fit goes a long way.