An Anthropic engineering manager argues coding interviews are poor predictors of engineering impact, which I strongly agree with.
His advice to junior engineers? Work where the company makes money, challenge established assumptions, and build prototypes instead of waiting for permission.
That’s been good advice for decades. AI just makes execution cheaper.
https://felixrieseberg.com/hunger-beats-tenure-advice-for-junior-engineers/
Felix RiesebergHunger beats tenure: Advice for junior engineersThe coding interview is dead, at least for my team at Anthropic. I've seen enough to know that it no longer provides signal. I have a spicily optimistic take: I think there's a huge opportunity for junior engineers.