Most Engineering Interviews Are Broken: Here’s What Actually Matters Now

AI has transformed how engineers work, but most hiring processes haven’t kept up. Candidates now enter interviews with AI tools that can generate code and refine system designs in seconds, yet many companies evaluate engineers as if AI didn’t exist. At Elementor, I redesigned our hiring process to focus on how engineers think, collaborate with AI, and apply judgment when AI-generated solutions fall short. In this talk, I’ll share practical strategies for assessing coding skills, system design, and behavioral signals in the AI era. Whether you’re hiring, interviewing, or leading engineering teams, you’ll leave with a framework for evaluating engineering talent today.