As a counterpoint, I&#x27;m fairly confident it&#x27;s possible to hire engineers without seeing the code anything at all. I&#x27;m not an expert, but I do know that I&#x27;ve never felt like a homework&#x2F;sample code&#x2F;whiteboard exercise I&#x27;ve done has borne any real resemblance to the work I do.<p>I&#x27;m generally a fan of getting a candidate to tell me about aspects of their previous work that relate to the skills the job requires. I wrote this at my last job on the topic: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;alanjohnson&#x2F;were-hiring-engineers-all-wrong_b_7973484.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;alanjohnson&#x2F;were-hiring-engine...</a>