The End of Whiteboard Coding: Google to Allow Gemini AI in Software Engineering Interviews

The article reports that Google will pilot a "Human-led, AI-assisted" interview program permitting candidates to use approved AI assistants (e.g., Gemini) during technical assessments, shifting evaluation toward AI fluency — including prompt engineering, output validation, and debugging — and emphasizing system design and architectural reasoning; the pilot targets junior-to-mid roles in select U.S. divisions with potential global expansion and signals an industry shift from code creation to curation and oversight.