alt Hacker News> I can tell you it's because he's actually a very skilled engineer. He will blow the interviews completely out of the water. Easily top 1% or top 0.1% of candidates -- other startups will tell you this as well.
It is hilarious that companies that hired a guy who was scamming them are also convinced they are great at assessing the skill level of devs.
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Aurornis • last Thursday at 3:53 PM
Being a good developer and being a scammer are completely uncorrelated variables.
Someone can be a good developer and also be a scammer. I don't understand why you think this is hilarious or weird.
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sbmthakur • last Friday at 7:46 PM
With due respect, they probably just asked leetcode-esque and sys design questions.
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hooloovoo_zoo • last Friday at 9:06 PM
The had 100 candidates and hired him. Top 1% QED. (/s)
Is it so hard to believe that someone can be a great candidate in an interview when you're getting 100% of their attention and then be horrible at their job when you're getting 20% of it because they're juggling 5 jobs?