How I Interview Developers

Most software interview methods were shaky even before AI showed up. Now the weak ones are just easier to game. If somebody can paste your take-home into a model and send back a polished answer, that tells you almost nothing. If they can grind through a whiteboard problem they memorized from LeetCode, that also tells you almost nothing. So my process is simple: get people talking about real work, then pay attention. ...

March 5, 2026 · 3 min · Nicholas Young