// THE_GAUNTLET

Top 1% isn’t a tagline.
It’s the final level.

We test the things that matter on a real team: technical depth, judgment, communication, grit, and attitude.

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CANDIDATE RUN6 LEVELS
LV 01Application reviewCLEAR
LV 02Signal screenCLEAR
LV 03Technical challengesCLEAR
LV 04Live boss fightsCLEAR
LV 05English + cultureCLEAR
LV 06Final offerTOP 1%
// LEVEL_MAP

Every stage earns its place.

A shrinking funnel designed to find excellent engineers—and people you’ll be glad to work with.

01
LEVEL 01

Application review

Experience, education, shipped work, and the shape of their technical journey.

CLEARED
02
LEVEL 02

Signal screen

Clear thinking, ownership, motivation, and evidence behind the résumé.

CLEARED
03
LEVEL 03

Technical challenges

Practical coding, system design, debugging, and engineering judgment.

CLEARED
04
LEVEL 04

Live boss fights

Collaborative problem-solving with senior interviewers—no trivia theater.

CLEARED
05
LEVEL 05

English + culture

Written clarity, spoken fluency, low-ego teamwork, and proactive habits.

CLEARED
06
LEVEL 06

Final offer

Reference checks, trust, fit, and the final bar for the QuickTeam roster.

S-TIER
// WHAT_WE_TEST

Skill is only half the loadout.

Great embedded engineers need the technical power to ship and the human skills to make a team better.

01

TECHNICAL DEPTH

Code, architecture, debugging, performance

02

ENGINEERING JUDGMENT

Tradeoffs, scope, risk, maintainability

03

COMMUNICATION

English, clarity, listening, collaboration

04

ATTITUDE + GRIT

Ownership, curiosity, resilience, low ego

FINAL UNLOCK

The top 1% make the roster.

The result: senior developers with the depth to own hard work and the attitude to make collaboration easy.

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// PRESS_START

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