# Google is piloting a new interview process for software engineering candidates that will let them use an AI assistant.

*genai · news · 2026-05-07 · Business Insider*

## Key points

- Google will pilot allowing software engineering candidates to use Gemini AI during interviews.
- AI fluency, including prompt engineering and debugging, will be explicitly evaluated in new interviews.
- Three-quarters of new code at Google is now generated by AI as of April.
- The 'Googleyness and Leadership' round will now include a technical design discussion about past projects.
- Junior candidates will face open-ended engineering challenges instead of a traditional technical interview round.

**Companies:** Google, Canva, Cognition
**Countries:** United States

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