Anthropic abandons traditional coding interviews in AI era

On October 28, 2026, Felix Rieseberg, head of Claude-related engineering at Anthropic, announced that his team has removed traditional coding interview questions from their hiring process. Rieseberg stated on social media that 'coding interviews are dead' for his team, arguing that with Claude now capable of handling tasks like React challenges and low-level assembly, such tests no longer effectively measure a candidate's real-world skills. Instead, he emphasized the importance of judgment, product sense, and collaboration in the workplace. Rieseberg also suggested that in the AI-driven era, seniority no longer guarantees influence. He encouraged junior engineers to focus on specific business goals, using AI tools to create a working prototype within a weekend, rather than waiting for extensive approval processes. He described this approach as 'hunger over seniority.'