# Technical Interview Reform, Part 2: The Recruiting Perspective and Results

DevFeed: [Technical Interview Reform, Part 2: The Recruiting Perspective and Results](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/technical-interview-reform-part-2-the-recruiting-perspective-and-results-1996.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developers.soundcloud.com/blog//backend-code-challenge-recruiting-perspective-and-results>)

Published: 2020-06-26T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [SoundCloud Backstage Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/soundcloud-backstage-blog.md>)

Topics: [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [Code Challenge](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-challenge.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [code-challenge](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-challenge.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [interviewing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interviewing.md>), [recruiting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recruiting.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>), [technical](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical.md>)

## AI overview

SoundCloud describes its backend engineering interview reform, focusing on a take-home code challenge that required substantial candidate and reviewer time. The article explains the recruitment bottleneck, high dropout rates, and process changes such as collaborative review squads and iterative improvements based on candidate feedback.

## Source excerpt

Please also see Part 1: Rethinking the Backend Engineering Interview Take-Home Challenge Among the engineering groups at SoundCloud, backend...