>I would agree that companies that give "2-3 hour" take home problems are a red flag for me I wouldn't say simply having at 2-3 hour take home by itself is red

>I would agree that companies that give "2-3 hour" take home problems are a red flag for me I wouldn't say simply having at 2-3 hour take home by itself is red flag. But if the take home is a pile of hot garbage (poorly or inadequate documentation on how to setup a local env for example) then that is red flag. My first hire (that wasn't someone I knew/previously worked with) I did not require that they complete a take home test. That hire turned out to be a complete disaster. I have since started requiring take home tests, and I will never again hire anyone that I don't know without a take home test. After requiring take home tests the candidates that have been hired have been much better.