# 6 Lessons from LIVE coding interview at Data and AI company

DevFeed: [6 Lessons from LIVE coding interview at Data and AI company](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/6-lessons-from-live-coding-interview-at-data-and-ai-company-39790.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://newsletter.bigtechcareers.com/p/6-lessons-from-live-coding-interview>)

Author: Prasad Rao

Published: 2026-05-14T15:02:20Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Big Tech Careers](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/big-tech-careers.md>)

Topics: [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-coding.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Tech Careers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tech-careers.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-coding-assistants](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding-assistants.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [tech-careers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech-careers.md>)

## AI overview

The article shares lessons from a mentee's live coding interview at a data and AI company. It argues that interviewers assess communication, problem-solving approach, behavior under pressure, and business reasoning alongside the code, especially as AI coding tools reduce the difficulty of producing working code.

## Source excerpt

Live Coding interviews are behavioural interviews