Anthropic engineer declares the coding interview dead

Anthropic engineering manager Felix Rieseberg has stopped using traditional coding interviews for his team, stating that AI agents are now better at coding challenges than humans. He believes that coding interviews are dead, as Claude performs equally or better than humans in both React and assembly coding tasks. Google's principal engineer Jaana Dogan also mentioned that she is interested in interviewing how people use coding agents, which could provide more insights into their coding skills.

Several large technology companies, including Google, Amazon, and Facebook, have been reevaluating their coding interview processes in light of AI agents' coding capabilities. However, other companies, such as Microsoft and Stripe, continue to use diverse interview methods to evaluate candidates' skills, creativity, and social skills.

Experts believe that as AI becomes more proficient at coding, tech employers may shift focus towards evaluating human skills and soft skills, as AI models can perform technical tasks better than human candidates.