I came to that same realization and that’s basically how I shaped my eng orgs hiring: * 15+ minute chat with a recruiter * 15 minute technical screen with fiz

I came to that same realization and that’s basically how I shaped my eng orgs hiring: * 15+ minute chat with a recruiter * 15 minute technical screen with fizz-buzzy like questions to just validate you can convert simple requirements into working code * 1 hour technical screen with a senior/staff engineer that’ll probably be on team you’re working on. Explicitly non-adversarial and friendly: just pros talking shop, working thru problem(s) * 1 hour follow-up with the engineering manager whose team you’re joining (more process-oriented, also understanding you as a person) it’s like 2.5 hours all-in spread across 3 meetings (it’s remote over zoom so it’s all flexible). If you need more time you probably aren’t asking the right questions, or just trying to push someone until they are way out of their depth and decide whether or not that’s a dealbreaker. Hate that crap, so I refuse to do it.