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Submit existing work
Work they've already done.
GitHub repoPortfolio
Know how engineering candidatesactually thinkwhen AI is in the workflow.
Their projects → hiring signal.
Hiring doesn't show how engineers actually work.
What hiring shows today
Resume
Polished credentials
Take-home
Finished output
Interview
Strong conversation
What you never see
How they structure real code
How they use AI in their workflow
How they debug and explain tradeoffs
Truen evaluates projects they've already shipped → structured hiring signal
Their project → analysis → hiring report.
Project evaluation workspace
Existing project · Full-stack
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Code review
Truen analyzes their codebase.
CommitsDecisions
03
AI usage
Enhanced vs dependent.
Strong promptsEdits validated
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Hiring report
Signal for your team.
Overall: StrongFollow-up set
A report before the live interview.
Maya Chen
Founding full-stack
Mar 14, 2026GitHub repo
Event reconciliation API · Side project · Full-stack
Overall signal
Worth interviewing. Explains well—verify she owns the work.
Reasoning
StrongAI use
MediumDebugging
StrongObserved in their project
- Recovered after duplicate-delivery test failed
- Edited AI-generated merge logic before accepting
- Explained latency vs replay tradeoff in notes
Follow-up
Live systems design discussion
Probe in interview
Verify ownership of AI-assisted refactors in live interview.