Mid-Level (3–6 years) · Module D
Interviewing and Evaluating Candidates for Your Own Team
What to actually screen for in an FDE candidate, beyond raw technical skill.
What this session covers
- Screen for comfort with ambiguity directly — give a genuinely underspecified problem and watch how they handle the gaps, not whether they get a 'right' answer.
3 more key points, the audio walkthrough and the diagram are in the full session, which unlocks with any paid plan.
What mid-level FDE interviews look for
Mid-level candidates are expected to own integrations end to end: estimate timelines they can hit, make build-vs-configure calls, run postmortems, negotiate scope and lead a customer engagement without formal authority.