I actually wrote about this fairly recently, although it's aimed squarely at Android developers: https://proandroiddev.com/what-i-look-for-in-a-junior-android-d

I actually wrote about this fairly recently, although it's aimed squarely at Android developers: https://proandroiddev.com/what-i-look-for-in-a-junior-android-dev-3581ebd9f213 https://proandroiddev.com/what-i-look-for-in-a-junior-androi... tl;dr: I want someone who is excited by the platform and has shown a willingness to learn, as well as some autodidactic tendencies.