This may work for hiring interns but IMO there is a lot more that goes into a quality Sr. Engineer than can be identified through analyzing a candidates code co

This may work for hiring interns but IMO there is a lot more that goes into a quality Sr. Engineer than can be identified through analyzing a candidates code commits. A few examples of engineering qualities which seem to be either looked over or not respected on this board include... - Estimation Skills (can the candidate estimate their own abilities and identify pitfalls in the upcoming tasks?) - Documentation Skills (including diagramming, white boarding, etc) - Communication Skills (can the candidate communicate to the recipient on the level which is required?) - Systems Integrations concepts/experience - Systems Performance concepts/experience - Personality (e.g. can the candidate accept that their proposed solution is not the best in the room and go on to implement another proposal) - Politics (can the candidate navigate the politics inherent in an IT organization or are they always burdened by conflict) In my experience anyone can learn to code, and most people can put together an application, but to become a great performer in any IT organization, the soft-skills are even more important than the coding skills.