Our team's interviews have shifted from leetcode problems to implementing complete features—impossible to finish without AI.
This change is redefining what makes an excellent engineer: communication skills (including with AI), taste, and tool mastery have become core competencies.
The most impressive candidate I interviewed: he would predict where AI would modify the code before it started working, then immediately verify the output. This ability to "command AI" is what engineers need in the new era. Technical depth still matters, but how it manifests has changed.
JSR_FDED•55m ago
Doesn’t seem like the best way to hire. A competent engineer can figure out how to leverage LLMs in his/her job, but the reverse isn’t true.
Hiring on the basis of who can drive the AI to complete the most code seems like measuring the wrong thing to me.
wuyhthu•1h ago
Our team's interviews have shifted from leetcode problems to implementing complete features—impossible to finish without AI.
This change is redefining what makes an excellent engineer: communication skills (including with AI), taste, and tool mastery have become core competencies.
The most impressive candidate I interviewed: he would predict where AI would modify the code before it started working, then immediately verify the output. This ability to "command AI" is what engineers need in the new era. Technical depth still matters, but how it manifests has changed.