Peter Araujo
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Peter Araujo
@_peteraraujo
Hi, I am a Software Engineer who loves building meaningful, impactful software.




Update on this: ~300 people reached out and I interviewed ~30 in the last 4 days. Some learnings: 1) Cold outreach works. 2) No need to send a whole essay - most of the time what you're currently working on / a recent thing you executed is enough to warrant a conversation. If you feel the need to type 1,000 words it's bc you know you're trying to do something that doesn't make obvious sense. 3) People are nervous - you have to try and see through that to see the best in a person even when they're struggling to show it. 4) Most interviews don't need to be longer than 15 min. In fact I would argue that you can get to the fabric of a person in 10 min. 5) I only ask one question, which is to tell me about all of your major life decisions and why you made them. I like when people recount these stories with a quiet sense of pride. 6) I think the good people know that they're good, and the bad people actually know that they're bad. The role of the interviewer is to calmly guide the conversation to a place where both folks discover the truth together. By the end of the conversation, the good people should feel seen, and the bad people should actually feel exposed.


If you’re building with AI right now and are between things and/or your job isn’t keeping you curious. I’m hiring.

I have an interview tomorrow at 11AM Wish me luck Prep ongoing ⚡ Right now Mind and body is full of anxiety 🫠




being accused of using AI when you didn't is this century's version of witch allegation












