engineering

DeepSeek

2026-09-09 07:49:08

DeepSeek revamps experienced-hire interviews, drops ACM-style coding tests for system design

DeepSeek has overhauled its interview process for a large social hiring push covering 150 roles, replacing ACM-style coding questions in written tests for experienced hires with system design exercises. According to company executive Cui Tianyi, the new format is aimed at senior engineers with real production experience rather than fresh graduates who excel at competitive programming. Algorithm design questions will now accept clear reasoning or pseudocode instead of full runnable code, multiple-choice sections have also been adjusted toward senior candidates, and the overall interview timeline will be shortened. The change does not apply to campus recruitment, which will continue to use a process similar to the previous one. That effectively separates DeepSeek’s assessment systems for experienced hires and graduates. The move follows repeated criticism of the company’s hiring process online, including complaints that test content did not match job seniority and that interview scheduling could be inconsistent across teams. The report says the redesign shifts evaluation away from handwritten algorithms and toward engineering judgment in real-world scenarios, such as handling constraints, making architectural trade-offs, locating failures, and measuring results. The adjustment has also sparked debate online, with some backing the reduced focus on ACM-style questions in the AI era while others questioning whether the company’s stated focus on engineers with 2 to 10 years of experience amounts to a softened age filter.

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AI

2026-08-18 08:50:45

Lawyer Lin Shanglun says AI’s reach is expanding from legal and engineering work to museum tours

Lawyer Lin Shanglun said in an article published after a TTV News Hotline interview that AI is moving far beyond high-value professional work and is now starting to affect roles such as museum guides. He wrote that he had previously believed AI would need at least another year and a half before it could begin replacing part of a lawyer’s core work, but said progress over the past three months has already consumed that buffer. In his account, AI adoption in legal practice is no longer theoretical: junior lawyers in the United States have fully folded it into workflow, Singapore’s legal sector uses it frequently, and AI-drafted court filings are appearing often enough around the world that some courts have warned legal professionals not to misuse AI in written submissions. Lin argued that legal and software engineering jobs were hit first because they generate high output and offer the largest efficiency gains, making them prime targets for capital and product development. He also pointed to a visit to the Rembrandt exhibition at Fubon Art Museum, where he found AI image recognition and on-phone explanations capable of replacing parts of the traditional audio guide experience.

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Aave

2026-07-30 15:06:42

Aave founder says Aave Pro hired Zapper’s entire engineering team

Aave founder Stani Kulechov said on X that Aave Pro has hired Zapper’s entire engineering team, while welcoming Justin D'Errico to the company. In the same post, Kulechov wrote, "If you liked Zapper, you will love Aave Pro," signaling a direct link between the incoming team and Aave Pro’s product direction. Separately, D'Errico said he has joined Aave as chief backend engineer and will help the team build a data-first foundation that can support future scale. The update comes after earlier reporting from Foresight News that DeFi portfolio management platform Zapper plans to shut down on Aug. 3.

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Phantom

2026-07-22 05:35:18

Former Dune engineering director Garrett Hughes joins Phantom

Garrett Hughes, formerly engineering director at Dune, said he has joined Phantom as head of engineering. Hughes served at Dune from June 2023 to June 2026, where he led the company’s application, API and growth engineering teams. His scope there included the core product interface, developer APIs, self-serve growth, and the technical direction, delivery and execution of company-wide AI initiatives. The move adds a senior engineering leader with experience across product, developer tooling and internal AI-related execution to Phantom’s leadership bench. No further details were disclosed in the provided announcement beyond the role change and Hughes’ previous responsibilities at Dune.

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