Google to candidates for software engineering jobs: You can use AI, as the company wants to make sure …

Google is reportedly piloting a new interview format for software engineering candidates which enables them to use an AI assistant during technical rounds, as reported by Business Insider. This new move of the tech giant reflects how deeply AI has reshaped the role of software developers and aims to make hiring more aligned with the ‘modern engineering landscape’. As per the BI report starting in the second half of the year, candidates applying for junior to mid-level engineering roles will be permitted to use Google’s own Gemini AI during the ‘code comprehension’ round. In this stage, applicants will be asked to read, debug and also optimise an existing codebase. Interviewers will also evaluate ‘AI fluency’, including prompt engineering, output validation and debugging skills.