These Companies Are Hiring Developers Without Whiteboard
4 min readOct 6, 2021
As a developer, I have always rooted against whiteboard interviews.
Looks like the creator of Ruby on Rails agrees with me, too.
Where does the whiteboard stand:
Whiteboard interviews are stressful. But sadly, they are still an industry standard. Whiteboard interviews are dominant in 1st rung software companies: FAAMG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Google). And these companies are the magnets for talented developers across the world.
Not just that, they also inspire millions of developers to elevate themselves above average. Money is the greatest tool to breed talent.
Failing FAAMG, average developers are also satisfied with the 2nd rung software companies, such as Slack, Uber, Lyft, Snapchat…
