The tech industry currently lacks consensus on coding interview formats.

Different companies are using fundamentally different interview exams, not just variations of the same test.

A common future interview approach will likely involve a two-stage process: a take-home assignment explicitly allowing AI, followed by a live pair programming session to explain and extend the built solution.

Coderpad's 2026 State of Tech Hiring Report indicates that the remaining companies decide their AI policy for interviews on a case-by-case basis.

56% of developers state that algorithm questions are irrelevant to their jobs.

43% of technical assessments still include LeetCode-style algorithmic questions.