Meta is reportedly piloting AI-enabled coding interviews, allowing candidates to use artificial intelligence tools during the process. According to internal communications obtained and verified by 404 Media, the company appears to be recruiting internal employees as volunteers for mock interviews to help shape the format.
The move reflects a growing reality in the tech industry, where AI assistants and agents have become integral to many professionals’ daily workflows — particularly for software developers. By permitting their use at the interview stage, Meta aims to better mirror the real-world working environment.
“Meta is developing a new type of coding interview in which candidates have access to an AI assistant,” one internal post stated. “This is more representative of the developer environment that our future employees will work in, and also makes LLM-based cheating less effective.”
A Meta spokesperson confirmed the trials, saying: “We’re obviously focused on using AI to help engineers with their day-to-day work, so it should be no surprise that we’re testing how to provide these tools to applicants during interviews.”
