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		_wk3u on Feb 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Has anyone curated a list of hidden interv... AirBnB did this at least 3-4 years ago? If you watched the network traffic their HTTP headers included the email address for an engineering manager there. I stumbled on this while debugging something I wanted to file a bug report for. I didn't end up interviewing, but I remember thinking it was really cool at the time. I wonder how many applicants they got through that.

alkibiades on Feb 27, 2019 | [–]

usually one person who finds it then posts it on a reddit and it loses value as a filter

rhizome on Feb 26, 2019 | [–]

Frankly I'd probably just send my resume and an email to that manager and skip the rest. You found the prize.

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