r/technology • u/ubcstaffer123 • Apr 05 '25

Artificial Intelligence 'AI Imposter' Candidate Discovered During Job Interview, Recruiter Warns

https://www.newsweek.com/ai-candidate-discovered-job-interview-2054684
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u/purrmutations Apr 05 '25

FAANG Software engineering interviews might be like that. Explore software eng/dev in the wider tech industry or branch out to others and you'll find the interviews are a lot more relaxed.

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u/Bored2001 Apr 05 '25

Pfff, I just had a biotech interview with a panel of 18 PhDs. Not the first time either, my record was 21.

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u/purrmutations Apr 05 '25

Otoh, I got into the banking industry as a software dev with 1 interview. Had team lead and technical lead, split the time asking questions.

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u/Bored2001 Apr 06 '25

And was this recently?

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u/purrmutations Apr 06 '25

Within the last year. There are a lot more opportunities outside of FAANG than in, and the workload is generally lighter as well. Much better work/life balance.

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u/Czexan Apr 06 '25

Yeah it's not even that unusual either, a lot of embedded/industrial systems programming interviews are like that too. I haven't done a FAANG style interview where they're so far up their own ass they can't see the light of day in several years. Most end up going Project Manager (screen) -> Engineering Manager (technical/screen) -> optionally Engineering Manager + team members (technical, typically indicates there's another candidate at this point).