{"slug": "ask-hn-how-are-you-interviewing-engineers-in-this-agentic-era", "title": "Ask HN: How are you interviewing engineers in this agentic era?", "summary": "A Hacker News user asks how engineering teams are adapting their interview processes in the age of AI coding assistants, questioning whether to enforce no-LLM policies, whether take-home tests remain effective, and how to assess genuine engineering skill.", "body_md": "Hacker News\nnew\n | \npast\n | \ncomments\n | \nask\n | \nshow\n | \njobs\n | \nsubmit\nlogin\nAsk HN: How are you interviewing engineers in this agentic era?\n1 point\n by \njcgr\n \n4 minutes ago\n \n | \nhide\n | \npast\n | \nfavorite\n | \ndiscuss\nCurious to know how are you interviewing engineers?\nDo you have a no-LLM policy?\nAre take-home tests worth it?\nHow do you make sure engineer is a \"good\" engineer?\n\nConsider applying for YC's Fall 2026 batch! \nApplications\n are open till July 27.\n\nGuidelines\n | \nFAQ\n | \nLists\n | \nAPI\n | \nSecurity\n | \nLegal\n | \nApply to YC\n | \nContact", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-are-you-interviewing-engineers-in-this-agentic-era", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48986353", "published_at": "2026-07-20 23:46:35+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-20 23:52:49.934518+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Hacker News", "YC"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-are-you-interviewing-engineers-in-this-agentic-era", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-are-you-interviewing-engineers-in-this-agentic-era.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-are-you-interviewing-engineers-in-this-agentic-era.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-are-you-interviewing-engineers-in-this-agentic-era.jsonld"}}