Beyond the code: hiring for cultural alignment

Learn strategies to assess cultural alignment in engineering hiring, balancing technical skills with authentic evaluation of team fit.

Speakers: Alicia Collymore

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October 30, 2025

Technical interviews typically focus on coding skills, but cultural alignment is equally crucial for team success. This talk explores how to assess cultural fit during the hiring process, examining specific attributes that matter in engineering teams and techniques for creating interviews where candidates can authentically demonstrate their working style. Attendees will learn strategies for balancing technical assessment with cultural evaluation while avoiding vague notions of “culture.”

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