How I structured a technical assessment for hiring remote developers (and what actually worked)
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Running a 3-person startup means every engineering hire is high-stakes. Here's the assessment framework we landed on after several failed attempts. What didn't work Live coding in a video call — candidates froze up, output didn't reflect their actual ability. Senior devs especially hated being watched. Full take-home projects (3–5 hours) — good candidates dropped out because their time is valuable and they had options. Just asking about past projects in an interview — too easy to e