I&#x27;ve had really great experience hiring technical roles with &#x27;homework&#x27;. Both product engineering + technical support.  Each time, I&#x27;ve made sure that anyone completing the assignment is compensated with a $50 or $100 Amazon gift card (depending on the task). I don&#x27;t think I&#x27;ve had anyone choose to not participate. I&#x27;m also happy to compensate people that make a solid effort and realize they are in over their head and gracefully bow out (specifically that&#x27;s only happened when hiring borderline technical roles, like support -- no project is nightmarishly difficult).<p>I understand your time is valuable, and so is mine. I would like to see how you work, on your own time, in a low-pressure environment. The information I receive from that is easily worth $100. Plus, if we do proceed to further interviews, we have a fantastic non-theoretical project to discuss.