Comments: How Artsy Hires Engineers

[pepopowitz]

Interviewing is hard. Interviewers want to make sure they're hiring the person who will add the most value to their
team; candidates want to make sure they're joining a company that aligns with their goals and perspectives.

Recent trends in hiring are white-boarding sessions, trivia questions, and hours of take-home assignments. At
Artsy, we don't use any of these. We often get asked why not - and how we assess technical skill without them.

[constantoduol]

This is very true

The underlying presumption with "traditional" tech hiring practices is that candidates are somehow trying to trick their way into positions they aren’t qualified for.

[landisdesign]

This is beautiful. I appreciate companies who recognize relationships are why they succeed. The relationships are really the only reason to stay.

As a 15-year developer who's working to return from a 5-year-sabbatical, it's disheartening seeing how impersonal this process has become in the industry.

[ashfurrow]

@brangi If you'd like to send us feedback about your experience with our hiring process, you can send it to the hiring manager you worked with, or me at [email protected] and I will make sure our hiring team gets it. The comments section on a blog post is not an appropriate place for this kind of personal feedback. Please take care.