Engineering Culture

The most valuable thing an experienced engineer brings to a new project isn't a skill — it's a vantage point. For a short window, you can still see the thing from the outside, the way a user or a newcomer does. Six months in, that view is gone. And most teams burn it in the first week without noticing.

The condensed version: why conversational interviews beat trivia quizzes for senior roles, with practical examples and actionable advice.

Why conversational interviews produce better hiring signal than algorithmic puzzles and API trivia — and how one interview with a guy named John changed how I think about hiring.