The LeetCode Era Is Changing: What Happens When AI Enters the Coding Interview?
Google is experimenting with AI-assisted interviews, and HackerRank is rethinking its own legacy. But if AI can write the code, how should companies evaluate the engineer?
For years, preparing for software engineering interviews meant solving hundreds of DSA problems.
Now, Google is experimenting with AI-assisted coding interviews, and HackerRank has publicly questioned the LeetCode-heavy hiring culture it helped popularize.
Does this mean DSA is dead? Not at all.
But it raises an important question: when AI can generate code, should interviews also test how well candidates debug, verify, and reason about that code?
I think the future belongs to engineers who understand the fundamentals, build real systems, and know when AI is wrong.
AI may make writing code easier. Engineering judgment remains essential.
What do you think technical interviews should measure in the AI era?
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