What does a strong candidate show?
Assess foundational code skills and problem solving without an oversized take-home task. Look for specific evidence of the essential skills rather than a polished presentation alone.
- Read and reason about code
- Investigate problems
- Learn new concepts
A job-relevant follow-up
Read a short function, explain one edge case and propose a small, testable correction.
Share the instructions and scoring criteria before the task. Keep it short and avoid asking candidates for unpaid commercial work.
A question worth asking
Walk us through what you would do when a bug cannot be reproduced consistently.
Ask the same core question of every candidate, then follow up on the evidence they give. Make accommodations available.