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Engineer Interview Preparatory Explanation

Technical Assessment

Prerequisites

Before the interview there should be an initial contact wherein we should aim to:

  • contact the candidate on a video call using Teams;
  • demonstrate GitPod to the candidate.

This will allow us to avoid any initial setup issues with Teams and provide at least a passing familiarity with the format of the technical assessment.

Explanatory Notes

The below must be shared with the candidate prior to the interview itself:

  • the technical assessment will take place using GitPod, a web-based IDE similar in appearance and functionality to Visual Studio Code. If they are familiar with GitHub's github.dev web-based editor then this is very similar.
  • the GitPod environment will be configured to run a series of tests, implemented in a language agreed with the candidate.
  • the tests will initially be failing and the aim of the assessment is to add or update the existing code such that the tests pass.