> If someone isn't fluent in English how are they going to be fluent in code?
By being good at programming and not English? Writing code is more like solving mathematical problems rather than writing English essays...
By being good at programming and not English? Writing code is more like solving mathematical problems rather than writing English essays...
On the other hand, spelling and grammar need not be perfect to communicate well. I think you’ll lose good candidates (for example dyslexic ones) if you put too much importance on them.
A resume and cover letter should be proof read in the first place, so I'd consider this failing just as bad as, or maybe even worse than many of the other observations here in the comment section.
A senior anything knows how to represent themselves appropriately and at a senior level.