Jake has vetted hundreds of applicants over the last decade, and has personally considered and hired more than 40 WordPress engineers over the last few years. While the hiring process at 10up has evolved and has been mostly delegated, the fundamental precepts – and many key questions – live on, as we consider hundreds of applicants each year.
10up’s questions range from the philosophical – “Describe something that really frustrates you about WordPress right now, and propose a solution”- to technical – “Tell me about the two basic types of hooks in WordPress, and the difference between them” – to granular – “What’s the best way to prevent posts in a specific category from showing up in the blog index?” Sometimes there’s more than one right answer, sometimes there’s really only one answer. And there are also some really bad answers.
Can you pass 10up’s WordPress developer interview?