Horses mouth
Straight from the hiring folks--when you publish the app does not matter. For mil guys--it will not even hit the rack and stack until you are approx. 6 months from your availability date. For everyone else--it is an iterative thing that happens roughly each time they set up an interview class. The computer looks at all the quality indicators with their associated points--and rank orders them. From that list they invite. They do have some human input at that point--but for the most part you could go in and update your education--for example--and the next run you now have enough points to make the cut. So waiting until your app is perfect to publish is not an issue here--as opposed to other airlines.