[irf1]

I'd call it an early experiment and what we could afford at the time to evaluate candidates for a SWE summer internship. Maybe other companies will like this approach and offer challenges that pay much better, with different setups & time horizons. Ex a user turnt his challenge into a 3-month contract-to-hire arrangement that paid $15k to the person who did the work & got the job.

Ultimately it's about getting the right signals. Real work produces the best signals. The rest of the mechanics are a WIP :)

Really appreciate your input, thanks a lot!!

[morelisp]

> what we could afford at the time to evaluate candidates for a SWE summer internship

You didn't even hire them as FT? Christ, what a submarine charade this entire thread has been.

[irf1]

submarine charade, that's pretty funny lol.

The principle of engineers evaluating engineers based on real work remains the same, whether it's for an internship, flexwork, junior or senior roles, no?