The coding interview is dead. Here’s what replaces it.

48% of technical candidates trigger cheating signals in live interviews (Fabric, 2026). LeetCode-style screens measure the wrong skills. Here’s the research-backed replacement: proof-of-work hiring with defense sessions.

By Jagan Yetukuri. This essay is part of the Raizen Blog on proof-of-work hiring and AI-era technical evaluation.

Related reading: Proof-of-work hiring, explained, How Raizen works, and the verified developer leaderboard. Companies can review ranked candidates on Raizen for Companies; developers can build proof on Join Raizen.

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