Why 10x Engineers Fail: The Culture Gap in Tech Hiring
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This talk explores how cultural misalignment in hiring leads to underperformance even with technically excellent candidates. Alicia Collymore, Engineering Manager at incident.io, explains why treating culture fit as an afterthought and provides frameworks for assessing values during technical interviews. The content is designed for engineering managers, tech leads, and anyone involved in hiring decisions.