Senior Backend Engineer · Sample candidate
Alex Morgan
Strong Yes
Example threshold: Strong Yes = 85–100. Each role sets its own thresholds.
- Core stack experience28 / 30
- Sample resume: four years building Node and TypeScript services in production.
- System design & architecture22 / 25
- Describes designing APIs and data models; confirm ownership of architecture calls.
- Code quality & review15 / 20
- Contributes to code reviews; independent ownership of standards unconfirmed.
- Collaboration & communication13 / 15
- Regular cross-team updates; mentoring experience listed, verify in interview.
- Tooling & platform7 / 10
- Lists AWS and Terraform; experience with your stack unconfirmed.
Confirm in the interview
Ownership of architecture decisions is not established. Ask: “Walk me through a service you designed end to end, from design doc to production.”
Recommendation buckets: Strong Yes, Yes, Maybe, Weak Maybe, No. Your team makes the hiring decision.