Automated testing for software engineering job candidates is widely used today, with many companies relying on such techniques to identify the most talented programmers. But these tests are not ...

For decades, the way companies evaluated technical talent barely changed. Candidates were asked to solve algorithmic puzzles, write code on whiteboards or complete take-home programming assignments.

Most engineering teams today say they’ve adopted AI coding tools like Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Claude Code. The tools are installed, subscriptions are active, and developers are using them daily.

GPT-5 Pro delivers the sharpest, most actionable code analysis. A detail-focused prompt can push base GPT-5 toward Pro results. o3 remains a strong contender despite being a GPT-4 variant. With the ...