Length 30 minFormat CallThey grade Background, motivation and production experienceHeads-up Scheduling and follow-ups can be slow; confirm times in writing.
Length 60 minFormat Live in CoderPad: a few minutes of intro, then 45 to 50 minutes on one practical problemThey grade Code you run and debug, clean structure, correct failure handlingHeads-up Reported problems: downloading files in parallel, making blocking API calls in parallel. Python is common; some use Go.
Length 60 minFormat Live coding, one or two sessionsThey grade Runnable code for concurrency, byte handling and data streams; testing as you go
Length 60 minFormat Design discussionThey grade Model serving, latency and GPU scalingHeads-up Reported prompts: serving an LLM under bursty traffic, tracking down a p99 latency spike.
Length variesFormat Conversation, often with a founderThey grade Motivation, ownership, pace and fit
