--- title: "AI in the interview isn’t cheating—it’s the job. Just ask Meta. | CoderPad" description: "By letting candidates use AI coding tools, Meta is aligning interviews with on-the-job expectations—and showing what fair, forward-thinking technical hiring can look like." canonical: "https://coderpad.io/blog/hiring-developers/ai-in-the-interview-is-not-cheating-it-is-the-job-according-to-meta/" last_modified: "2026-04-15 16:12:55" --- [Back to blog](https://coderpad.io/blog/) # AI in the interview isn’t cheating—it’s the job. Just ask Meta. October 30, 2025 2 Minute Read By Frank Hauben [Hiring Developers](https://coderpad.io/blog/hiring-developers/) AI coding assistants are now a standard part of many developers’ workflows. So why ban them in interviews? That’s the question Meta’s hiring team is answering with a pilot program for AI-enabled coding interviews. With CoderPad’s platform, Meta is equipping candidates with the same AI tools they’d use on the job—encouraging brainstorming, iteration, and practical problem-solving instead of memorization. > It’s not ‘cheating,’ it’s how the job is evolving. Meta Recruiting Team CoderPad code interview all Meta’s approach is a strong example of skills-first, realistic assessment in action: - Reflect the real role. Software engineers at Meta already use AI assistants daily. Interviews now mirror that reality. - Focus on how candidates think. Giving candidates AI tools shows how they debug, iterate, and explore solutions—key aspects of strong engineering. - Support equity and access. Removing artificial constraints helps level the playing field, especially for those who thrive in collaborative, modern environments. > This new format enables engineers to actually execute their code, dive deeper into real practical problems, and leverage AI to brainstorm and iterate. Peter C. Software Engineer, Threads Product Team, Meta CoderPad code interview all > AI has fundamentally changed the way software is developed… Our modernized AI-enabled interview is a better representation of our work and of our mission. Nicholas O. Software Engineer, Programming Languages and Runtimes Team, Meta CoderPad code interview all Meta’s pilot isn’t about testing AI for the sake of novelty—it’s about removing friction between the interview and the job. That’s what we at CoderPad mean when we talk about fair, real-world assessments. We’re proud to partner with Meta to build the future of technical interviews—one where practical skills, not trivia, take center stage. Want to hear directly from Meta’s team? 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