When ever I read a post like this, I can't help but reflexively think that their interview process must be a pretty good filter. Going through your post history, I see only two years ago, you were asking:
> my app will need account creation, a map, REST requests, and notifications. what's the fastest way to get from 0 to mvp? do I need to build a native app for every platform? can I get away with a web app?
and a year later was Lead Engineer at a couple of startups