> he's a really talented engineer, crushed our interviews.

Think it says a lot about this industry if "really talented 'engineer'" means passing loads of gamified interviews and not delivering things on time.

But the person you’re responding to said he did a solid job for almost a year.

That’s pretty faint praise.

	▲	dazzeloid 7 days ago \| parent [-]
		He was a solid middle of the pack contributor on net, but it was clear he was way stronger than his net output just from interactions with him (he had great products ideas, clear technical understanding of many areas, etc).