How do you evaluate a candidate's ability to balance addressing technical debt with delivering new features? I find this challenging to assess in an interview and would appreciate any suggestions.

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I look for how they talk about tradeoffs. Strong candidates can explain when they chose to tackle debt, when they shipped anyway, and how they communicated risk to stakeholders.

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Do a technical interview or a take home requirement. I found an assignment is the best way to evaluate skills

Thanks for your reply, this is a classic approach. I have found that some candidate do not want to dedicate the time it takes to do the assignment, so they either rush it or refuse entirely.

“When is the last time job successfully addressed growing technical debt?” “How do you feel about technical debt?”

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