I failed a take-home assignment from Kagi Search
a year ago
- #interview-process
- #job-hunting
- #software-development
- The author describes their experience with a take-home assignment from Kagi Search, highlighting the broad and ambiguous requirements.
- They submitted a detailed proposal for a web-based email client using Golang, AWS, and Postmark, which took a week of full-time effort to complete.
- Despite the effort, they received a generic rejection email, with no specific feedback, and noticed the job posting remained open long after.
- The author criticizes the practice of unpaid take-home assignments, especially for unemployed candidates, and suggests alternatives like live code reviews.
- They advocate for better hiring practices, urging candidates to reject roles demanding unpaid work unless in desperate situations.