u/dyscooo

i’ve been thinking about this after interviewing a number of engineers recently.

CVs are polished.
Linkedin profiles are polished.
GitHub can be polished too.

I feel like they’re becoming much weaker signals of whether someone can actually build and understands the systems they worked on.

So I’m curious:

What gives you confidence that an engineer can actually do the job before the interview?

We’re a small startup based in San Francisco that recently raised funding looking for a couple of junior engineers to help us ship product.

You’ll work on real features, fix bugs, improve existing systems, and deploy production code.

Must have:

• High agency and ability to work independently
• Months (not years) of software development experience
• Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Supabase, and Vercel
• Comfortable using GitHub
• Able to ship working code

Nice to have:

• APIs, backend systems, auth, payments, or AI tools
• Supabase Edge Functions
• Railway deployments
• Startup or freelance experience

What you get:

• Remote work
• Flexible hours
• Real product ownership
• $40–60/hour depending on experience
• Equity
• O-1 visa support may be available for some candidates

If you’re interested, send a quick intro (dm) with your location and relevant links ⚡️

How do you know an engineer actually understands what they built and can do the job? GitHub doesn’t fully prove it.

I don’t really care whether someone used AI or not. Maybe they can.

What evidence would give you confidence before the interview?

How do you know an engineer actually understands what they built and can do the job? GitHub doesn’t fully prove it.

I don’t really care whether someone used AI or not. Maybe they can.

What evidence would give you confidence before the interview?