Hiring Managers Are Watching How You Use AI

I’m seeing a new kind of technical interview question emerge. It shows that AI is here to stay.

Hiring managers have begun asking, “How are you using AI to build better, faster?”

Some companies are even allowing or rather expecting candidates to use AI tools during the interview itself.

Just like they once said “you’re allowed to Google,” they’re now saying “bring AI into your workflow and show us.”

Because that’s what the real world looks like now.

We’re not moving towards AI-assisted development, we’re already there.

And the gap between someone on Day 10 of using AI and someone on Day 100 is starting to show, especially when it comes to shipping speed and creativity.

Think of all the boring stuff that gets skipped:
→ writing test cases
→ exploring alternative implementations
→ refactoring old code

Now AI can do 80% of that heavy lifting.

I know devs who are using AI to:
→ uncover blind spots
→ accelerate iteration
→ improve quality
→ think in new ways

I’m hearing from recruiters that they’ve begun to optimise for adaptability as a core skill.

The bar has moved.

Not whether you use AI.

But how well you’ve made it part of the way you work. And how fast you can learn, adapt, and ship with new tools.