Hiring Practices at GitHub
Hey party people, I wanted to share some of my recent experience with Github's hiring process, and I'm hoping to gain some insights or perspectives from the community. This isn't my first rodeo with Github – in fact, it's the second time I've been in a position where I received positive feedback after the final interview (Sr. SWE), only to be passed over for an internal candidate. It's left me scratching my head and wondering what's going on behind the scenes. I'm not here to vent or throw shade at Github – I have a lot of respect for the company and what they're doing. But I can't help but feel a bit frustrated and confused about the hiring practices or criteria they might be using. So, I'm turning to you all for some advice and insights. Have any of you experienced similar situations with Github or other companies? Do you have any recommendations on how to navigate these kinds of scenarios? Also, if anyone has suggestions for other roles at GitHub or companies, I'm all ears. Regardless, I would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks in advance for any input or recommendations you can provide. TC: 371k YOE: 8 EDIT: Adding a Poll for a pinch of levity. #interview #github #hiring
Aren’t you considered internal as well as MSFT owns Github? 🤔
GitHub is an approved vendor to the federal .gov, and with that approval comes some fine print that says that GitHub must have the same interview process for internal and external candidates. When you're competing against internal candidates you're at a disadvantage because they know more about internal processes, systems, and stacks. Sometimes they know who they want to hire internally and just have to go through the motions of "interviewing" external candidates. This is a common pattern for large firms that are vendors to the federal .gov. Source: Have worked at GitHub in the past, have friends that work their still
It happens. At other companies I’ve worked at, we had to prove that the internal guy was truly the best before hiring. It might be to get them a visa, it might be to convert them to full time from being a contractor, etc.
So, this is a common experience? That's good to know. Any other advice other than "Take it to the chin and move on?" And thanks.
It happened twice out of like 6 people I personally had a hand in hiring