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Live interviews

See the thinking behind the work.

Bring a candidate and an engineer from your team into a shared coding session. Explore their decisions, test assumptions, and see how they respond when the problem changes.

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Suggested session: 45 to 60 minutes. Your team sets the actual duration and scope.

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A focused session. A clearer next step.

Use a live interview on its own or alongside your existing hiring process. An engineer from your team conducts it; no prior async interview is required.

  1. 01

    Start with a focused brief

    Choose a practical task or follow up on a previous submission. Make the working time and rules for AI clear.

  2. 02

    Work through decisions together

    Use the shared editor to explore the approach, run code, and discuss a new constraint with the candidate.

  3. 03

    Record the evidence

    Capture observations and reviewer feedback. Separate what the session demonstrated from what still needs a follow-up.

The review

Know what you saw. Know what to ask.

Your team reviews the available evidence and makes the hiring decision. AI use follows the rules you set for the session.

Inspect the sample evaluation

  • Reasoning

    Ask the candidate to explain a decision and show a check that could prove it wrong.

  • Adaptation

    Introduce a relevant constraint and observe how they adjust their approach.

  • Collaboration

    Explore how they clarify the brief, use feedback, and communicate the remaining tradeoffs.

Choose the right next step

Start with the format your role needs.

A live interview can stand on its own. If an independent work sample would help your team decide who to meet, use a short async interview first.

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