1) Location. Very little would change my mind from desired location.

2) Indications of thoughtfulness and solid engineering practices.

Positives: "testing" "mentorship" "Craftsmanship" "clear communication" "clear scoping" and indications thereof. Also, 'boringness' of mission--I want to work on plumbing.

Negatives: "rockstar" "hot".

3) Salary

4) Tech stack

5) Not having candy in easy reach