The coding interview where you get someone else’s codebase and an AI.
150 candidates at 38 companies have described it so far: a working repo, an AI assistant and about an hour to fix it, extend it and make it fast.
Solved. Phases 2 and 3, building the feature and making it fast, come with the practice sessions.
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pytest
Assistant reads your files · can’t edit them
I can see every file in this project. Ask about the code, but you write it. (This demo answers one question.)
What candidates reported
All 38 companies →-
Amazon
49 reports
Online assessment · Fix bugs
Latest: October 2026
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Meta
20 reports
Onsite · Mixed
Latest: May 2026
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DoorDash
6 reports
Onsite · Build from a spec
Latest: October 2026
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LinkedIn
6 reports
Onsite · Build from a spec
Latest: September 2026
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Microsoft
6 reports
Onsite · Build from a spec
Latest: October 2026
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Stripe
6 reports
Onsite · Build from a spec
Latest: October 2026
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Google
5 reports
Onsite · Mixed
Latest: October 2026
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Atlassian
4 reports
Onsite · Build from a spec
Latest: October 2026
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How the round runs
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Fix the bug
You open a project you’ve never seen. Tests point at a failure. You find the cause, explain it and fix it, with or without the AI.
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Build the feature
Extend the existing code to meet a new requirement. The AI can draft and explain. You decide what goes in.
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Make it fast
Bigger hidden inputs arrive. Your phase 2 solution times out, so you rethink the approach while the clock runs.
Guides to each round
All 12 guides →-
Meta’s AI-enabled coding interview: format, phases and how to prepare
Meta’s AI-enabled coding round: the 60-minute format, the AI assistant you get, the three phases, and how to prepare. Every claim sourced.
3 min read · Updated 30 October 2026
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Google’s code comprehension interview: what’s known about the AI pilot
Google is piloting a code comprehension round: read, debug and optimize existing code with Gemini. What’s confirmed, what’s rumoured, how to prepare.
2 min read · Updated 1 November 2026
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Which companies allow AI in coding interviews (2026)
Which companies allow AI in coding interviews in 2026: Meta, Google, Amazon, Stripe, LinkedIn, Atlassian and more, with the evidence for each.
3 min read · Updated 1 November 2026
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How to use AI in a coding interview without hurting your score
How to use the AI in an AI-enabled coding round: what’s reportedly scored, questions worth asking, how to check answers, and mistakes to avoid.
2 min read · Updated 30 October 2026
Free prep for the rest of the loop
Most loops still have algorithm, design and behavioural rounds next to the AI one. The course plans one hour a day across all of them. Solutions are in Java. No signup; your progress stays in your browser.
Open the prep course- DSA, with 150 step-by-step visualizers
- System design
- Low-level design
- Backend depth
- Behavioural
- The AI-assisted round
- Mocks and applying
Questions
Where do the interview reports come from?
From candidates’ public posts on Reddit, Blind and LeetCode Discuss, plus official company pages, each summarised in our own words with a link to the source. Candidates can also send their own. We read every submission before it goes up, publish no names, and show only the month of the interview.
Is the prep course free?
Yes, with no signup. The prep course covers DSA, system design, low-level design, backend, behavioural and the AI-assisted round. Progress is saved only in your browser, so export a backup from its Settings page if you switch devices.
Who’s building this?
An independent software engineer, not a company or a prep-course business. The name stays off the page for now. Questions or feedback: [email protected].
Are you affiliated with any of these companies?
No. This is an independent practice tool. Companies are named only because their interview formats have been publicly reported.
Coming next · not built yet
Timed practice rounds on original codebases
One hour, three phases, hidden tests and an assistant that reads your files but can’t type for you.
- Repos written for practice, never copied from real interviews.
- Hidden tests check each phase, as candidates describe the real round.
- A session report: where your time went, what you asked the AI, and what you shipped without checking.
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Where things stand
- Status
- Pre-launch. Writing the first sessions.
- Price
- Not decided. You’ll see it before paying anything.
- First language
- Python. Others by demand.