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Software engineer interviews for the age of AI
Maybe AI will replace engineers, I don't know. Self-driving cars were just around the corner for 50 years. Until then we've got shit to do and engineers to hire.
The best engineers just get shit done, sometimes with AI
The best engineers I know never talk about their AI setup. The worst engineers I know only talk about their AI setup.
Taming chaos is a learnable skill
How you approach software engineering makes it harder or easier to handle interruptions and other chaos. Writing a behavioral interview made me realize this is a learnable skill!
Put scope on your resume
Your resume titles don't matter. Just tell me what did you do.