Gearset interviews
Gearset interviewsOwn your examples and explain your trade-offs.
Own the example
“Just make sure the examples and experiences you share are genuinely yours.”
Meg LawlorAuthor, Gearset Careers
Explain the work you did
Use AI to prepare, but keep your examples yours. Gearset usually asks candidates to avoid AI in live technical interviews unless the interviewer permits it. Do not paste generated text into your technical presentation.
ExampleExplain the output
“We judge on the output and how you present it.”
Meg LawlorAuthor, Gearset Careers
Show the checked result
Explain how you checked the result. Gearset’s public software-engineer guide describes pair programming. Check your invitation for the format of your own assessment.
ExampleName the compromise
“We won’t choose the best trade-off 100% of the time, but knowing the compromises we’ve made helps us to correct our course later.”
GearsetGearset engineering principles
Change the investment ask
These are the company’s stated work principles, not a hiring rule. State the compromise so new evidence can change the recommendation.
ExampleLast reviewed