# Hiring Pipeline (End-to-End)

This folder is a practical walkthrough of how hiring typically works for software/data/ML/infra roles, and what to optimize for at each stage.

If you already know your target lane, jump to [02-Role-Roadmaps/00-Role-Chooser.md](../02-Role-Roadmaps/00-Role-Chooser.md).

## What gets evaluated (high level)

Across most “high-signal” companies, your interviews are not graded on vibes; they are graded on _signals_ and _risk reduction_:

- Can you solve problems clearly and correctly?
- Can you communicate tradeoffs and reasoning?
- Can you build/operate real systems (reliability, security, cost)?
- Will you be effective with ambiguous requirements and imperfect information?

For a concrete rubric commonly used across big tech coding interviews, see Tech Interview Handbook’s rubric overview: https://www.techinterviewhandbook.org/coding-interview-rubrics/

## Recommended order

1. ATS + shortlisting (resume, referrals, targeting)
2. Recruiter screen (scope alignment, compensation, process)
3. Online assessment / quiz (if used)
4. Phone screen(s)
5. Onsite/virtual loop (coding, system design, role-specific, behavioral)
6. Debrief / hiring committee
7. Offer, negotiation, and closing

## Cross-links to existing detailed playbooks

This repo already contains deeper playbooks; these new docs are an opinionated “front door”:

- Interview loop overview: [00-START-HERE/02-Interview-Loop-At-A-Glance.md](../00-START-HERE/02-Interview-Loop-At-A-Glance.md)
- Recruiter screen: [03-INTERVIEWS/01-Recruiter-Screen-Playbook.md](../03-INTERVIEWS/01-Recruiter-Screen-Playbook.md)
- Coding interviews: [03-INTERVIEWS/02-Coding-Interview-Playbook.md](../03-INTERVIEWS/02-Coding-Interview-Playbook.md)
- System design interviews: [03-INTERVIEWS/03-System-Design-Interview-Playbook.md](../03-INTERVIEWS/03-System-Design-Interview-Playbook.md)
- ML system design: [03-INTERVIEWS/04-ML-System-Design-Interview.md](../03-INTERVIEWS/04-ML-System-Design-Interview.md)
- SQL/data interviews: [03-INTERVIEWS/05-SQL-Data-Interview.md](../03-INTERVIEWS/05-SQL-Data-Interview.md)
- Behavioral interviews: [03-INTERVIEWS/06-Behavioral-Interview-Playbook.md](../03-INTERVIEWS/06-Behavioral-Interview-Playbook.md)
- Take-home interviews: [03-INTERVIEWS/07-Take-Home-and-Project-Interviews.md](../03-INTERVIEWS/07-Take-Home-and-Project-Interviews.md)
- Interview day operations: [03-INTERVIEWS/09-Interview-Day-Operations.md](../03-INTERVIEWS/09-Interview-Day-Operations.md)
- Offer negotiation: [08-CAREER/04-Offer-Negotiation.md](../08-CAREER/04-Offer-Negotiation.md)

## Sources used for this section

- Amazon Jobs “How we hire” overview (process + role-specific prep links): https://www.amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/interviewing-at-amazon
- Tech Interview Handbook “Software engineering interview guide”: https://www.techinterviewhandbook.org/software-engineering-interview-guide/
- Tech Interview Handbook “Coding interview rubrics”: https://www.techinterviewhandbook.org/coding-interview-rubrics/