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> When you get 200+ applicants in a SWE role, what do you actually do to narrow it down?

Search for people that could replace your team - not that it would be the goal. Don't treat it as an annoyance, treat it as this is your opportunity to make the team really great. So don't use tools, wade in and screen, filter if the experience does not match.

But most of all you'll want someone that isn't too cocky, but has a track record of accomplishing.





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