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The\nconversation will cover some light technical discussion about your past projects and\nyour ability to code and build fairly involved systems. We would like to hear details\nabout those projects and both your product and technical decisions (good or bad)\nwhich show ownership and autonomy. We also want to understand what you are\nlooking for in your next role and why you are interested in early-stage companies. You will get to ask us about the role and learn about what working at SkyLink will feel like.\nTwo technical interviews\nThese technical interviews will give you an ability to show off your system design and\nbackend programming skills. We will evaluate your ability to critically think, create\ncomplex backends, and scale real world systems.\nSkyLink Hybrid Work Policy\nAt SkyLink, we value in-person collaboration and have invested in a comfortable office space with amenities such as meal expensing to facilitate teamwork. 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