Interviewing a software engineer who prepared with AI

I just got off a one of the most surreal video calls of my life - a live video call with a candidate who was interviewing to become an L3 software engineer at Kapwing, our online video editing startup. The interview started extremely well - the candidate seemed like a clear fit in terms of background and experience - until halfway through when they suddenly were unable to speak any further about any of their technical experiences. When I pressed a bit further, they eventually admitted to having prepared for the interview using AI, and we ended the interview. In this post, I'd like to share about the experience in more detail, as well as the steps that led me to discover that this candidate was not being entirely truthful. Preparing for the interview Our interview process at Kapwing starts with internally reviewing submitted resumes, and if a candidate seems to have relevant experiences, we invite them to a 30 minute phone screen with a member of our team. Sam (not their real name) se ... Read full article.