{
  "id": 17492906,
  "title": "Anthropic hiring manager says he stopped giving coding interviews because Claude is better at them — and tells junior engineers that 'hunger beats tenure'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/anthropic-hiring-manager-says-he-stopped-giving-coding-interviews",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-31T23:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/anthropic-hiring-manager-says-he-stopped-giving-coding-interviews-because-claude-is-better-at-them-and-tells-junior-engineers-that-hunger-beats-tenure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Anthropic's engineering manager Felix Rieseberg has announced the end of coding interviews at the company. In a blog post, Rieseberg explains that Claude, Anthropic's AI model, performs coding tasks better than humans, making traditional coding interviews unnecessary. He encourages junior engineers to focus on making an impact and understanding the company culture, rather than preparing for coding challenges. Rieseberg acknowledges that his decision may seem sudden, but his rationale is based on the fact that Anthropic's AI codes more effectively than any human candidate. Instead of traditional coding interviews, Rieseberg suggests that potential hires should demonstrate their ability to build projects with AI, showcasing their taste, empathy, and principled thinking.",
  "summary": "Anthropic’s Felix Rieseberg retires coding tasks in interviews after deciding that Claude does a better job.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Anthropic manager drops coding interviews after realizing Claude is better at them than most applicants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/anthropic-manager-drops-coding-interviews-after-realizing-claude-is",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:41:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Lobsters",
        "title": "Anthropic hacked to deliver remote access trojan to Claude developer laptops worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/anthropic-hacked-to-deliver-remote-access-trojan-to-claude-developer",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:58:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Anthropic renames its $100 per month Max 5x plan as Max and the $200 per month Max 20x plan as Ultra, and removes the 5-hour limit for verified Ultra accounts (Claude/@claudeai)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/anthropic-renames-its-100-per-month-max-5x-plan-as-max-and-the-200",
        "published": "2026-10-30T19:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New Stack",
        "title": "Anthropic just removed one of Claude’s biggest usage limits — but not for everyone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/anthropic-just-removed-one-of-claudes-biggest-usage-limits-but-not",
        "published": "2026-10-30T20:14:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "Anthropic's Claude AI blocks video game cloning and reverse-engineering",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/anthropics-claude-ai-blocks-video-game-cloning-and-reverse-engineering",
        "published": "2026-10-31T12:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Anthropic takes steps to block Claude from reverse-engineering video games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/anthropic-takes-steps-to-block-claude-from-reverse-engineering-video",
        "published": "2026-10-31T14:28:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Anthropic updates Claude to 'steer it away' from letting users clone games following weeks of Steam being inundated with AI slop",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/anthropic-updates-claude-to-steer-it-away-from-letting-users-clone",
        "published": "2026-10-31T15:23:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}