INTERVIEW

EVALUATION
FORM FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
SOFTWARE ENGINEER INTERVIEW
EVALUATION FORM

INTERVIEW INFORMATION

Candidate’s Name: Enter candidate name here...

Position/Job title: Enter position here...

Interview Date: XX/YY/ZZZZ

Department/team: Enter department name here…

Interviewed by: Enter interviewer name here...

CANDIDATE EVALUATION
This interview rating sheet should be used by interviewers to provide an objective way
to score candidates. Use the below numerical rating system to assign values to the
candidates’ skills or area in question.

The numerical rating system is based on the following:

5 4 3 2 1
Excellent Good Average Below Poor
Average

5 4 3 2 1

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Education Background

Does the candidate have the required educational X

qualifications, training, or technical skills? If not,
does he/she have a degree in a related field?

Programming Languages

Is the candidate familiar with the top programming

languages? What is his/her favorite programming X
language? JavaScript, Swift, Java, C/C++, Python,
PHP, Ruby, C#, Rust (Circle the ones the candidate
is proficient in)

Passion

Can the candidate distinguish a great software

engineer from an average one? Does he/she feel X
they have the qualities great software engineers
possess?

Attention To Details

Does the candidate know the most important things X

to look for when reviewing the code? What does
he/she think those things are?

Communication Skill

Is the candidate able to explain and describe X

technical terms and processes to a non-expert?

Problem-Solving Skill

Can the candidate take the interviewer through a X

step-by-step process of designing scalable
applications?

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Code Philosophy

Does the candidate know the principles of great X

software engineering? In the candidate’s opinion,
what are these principles?

Teamwork

Has the candidate ever worked as part of a team? X

What were his/her contributions to the team's
efforts?

Productivity

Does the candidate code on a daily basis? What is X

his/her typical daily work routine like?

OVERALL IMPRESSIONS
Please describe your overall impressions of this candidate, as well as any traits or skills
that you find would be suitable for this role:

FINAL RECOMMENDATION
Please mark your recommendation (X) accordingly.

Proceed Hold Do Not Proceed

Hire recommendation X

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