I've been looking around for new job opportunities, but in a slow and deliberate manner because I'm mostly okay with where I am.
Because I'm under no pressure to find a job quickly, I've come to realize something about the engineer job hunting process: I abhor technical programming interviews.
I hate the quizzes. I hate the variations on fizbuzz. I hate the gotcha algorithmic questions. The whole process is excruciating and demeaning.
I'm a veteran programmer who has written and deployed a mountain of code (backend, frontend, low level, high level, etc), led a number of teams, hired and mentored junior devs. I can, if desired, go into deep detail about any past projects I've worked on. I will happily chat about software and programming all day long.
I've talked to a number of friends about this and know that I'm not alone on this issue. Several have said they would engage in a new job search themselves, but don't want to deal with the hassle of technical interviews.
Are there any companies out there that replace technical interviews with, say, a you-will-be-fired-after-three-months-for-failure-to-perform? Most companies already operate in this manner anyway, except with a 1 year timeline instead of 3 months.
Because I'm under no pressure to find a job quickly, I've come to realize something about the engineer job hunting process: I abhor technical programming interviews.
I hate the quizzes. I hate the variations on fizbuzz. I hate the gotcha algorithmic questions. The whole process is excruciating and demeaning.
I'm a veteran programmer who has written and deployed a mountain of code (backend, frontend, low level, high level, etc), led a number of teams, hired and mentored junior devs. I can, if desired, go into deep detail about any past projects I've worked on. I will happily chat about software and programming all day long.
I've talked to a number of friends about this and know that I'm not alone on this issue. Several have said they would engage in a new job search themselves, but don't want to deal with the hassle of technical interviews.
Are there any companies out there that replace technical interviews with, say, a you-will-be-fired-after-three-months-for-failure-to-perform? Most companies already operate in this manner anyway, except with a 1 year timeline instead of 3 months.