Coding Assessment: why and what are we looking for?

As part of our recruitment process, we currently offer candidates the option of a take-home code exercise and/or doing a pairing session. Even though the code exercise requires a longer time commitment, some candidates choose it because of the flexibility to work offline, timezone challenges or simply to show us their coding skills.

So here is an “open letter to candidates" about what we're looking for when we review their code..