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Engineering Hiring Rubric.

When building a consistent, fair hiring process that produces better hiring decisions at scale.

ChatGPT Β· Claude Β· GeminiΒ·IntermediateΒ·~900 tokens
Curated by the AIPP team
Last updated 14 May 2026 Β· v3
engineering-hiring-rubric-4.md Β· 900 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help a developer or tech professional complete a {{use_case}} task.

# Context
- Pack: Developers & Tech Professionals
- Category: Tech Communication & Leadership
- Use case: Engineering Hiring Rubric
- Source task:
  - Create a structured hiring evaluation rubric for a {{role_senior_engineer_engineering_manager_staff_engineer}} position. Include:
  - 1. evaluation dimensions (technical depth, problem solving, communication, collaboration, impact mindset, growth : weight each)
  - 2. observable signals for 'strong yes', 'yes', 'no', and 'strong no' on each dimension
  - 3. calibration guide for interviewers (what a strong answer looks like vs. a weak answer for each question type)
  - 4. how to reach a hiring decision when interviewers disagree
  - 5. how to avoid the most common hiring biases for technical roles

# Goal
Weighted evaluation dimensions, 4-level signal descriptions per dimension, calibration guide, disagreement resolution, and bias prevention.

# Constraints
- Produce a complete, usable first draft in one response.
- Avoid generic filler, vague advice, and unsupported claims.
- Make the output specific, practical, and ready to use.

# Output
Weighted evaluation dimensions, 4-level signal descriptions per dimension, calibration guide, disagreement resolution, and bias prevention.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{role}}Rolehiring design specialist
{{use_case}}Your specific valueengineering hiring rubric
{{role_senior_engineer_engineering_manager_staff_engineer}}Role senior engineer engineering manager staff engineerROLE

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone β€” formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

When building a consistent, fair hiring process that produces better hiring decisions at scale.

PRO TIP

Calibrate interviewers before the first interview, not after β€” 30 minutes aligning on what 'strong' looks like removes 80% of inter-interviewer inconsistency.

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