Posting this while technically on company time, but I just needed to get it out somewhere. I’ve been a developer in India for ~20 years, and I’ve seen hiring hype cycles before. But the AI engineer interviews we’re doing right now feel different. A lot of candidates walk in thinking the job is about building or training models, working on “advanced AI systems,” or doing something close to research. But in reality, most of the work we actually need is much less glamorous and way more chaotic. ...