[saclark11]

I applied to Fly.io and a big part of that was because of their hiring process. Reading about the way they think about finding good candidates resonated with me. The role for which I applied was something I am deeply interested in, and would love to get into, might _possibly_ have the chops, but for which I probably do not yet have "the" resume. It felt like a Hail Mary to apply but I figured if nothing else I'd learn alot in the process and if I'm really lucky, might even get some constructive feedback.

I didn't clear the work sample but man, I had fun doing it. I learned a ton. I most appreciated that they gave me legitimate feedback as to why they decided not to move ahead with me. It highlighted a gap in my current knowledge/experience that I was glad to discover.

That being said, it did take a very long time to get a final answer back from them, but overall I'm a happpy reject. Could even see myself applying again some day.

[tptacek]

Please do! I'm at pains to tell people that our criteria are in part based on where we are now as a team (L3/L1 balance, our current idiosyncratic product management strategy, &c) and your results might be different even if everything plays out the same way. We try to be up front about stuff if you ask us about re-applying.

Thanks for bearing with us!