Yes, and Canva expects it. In June 2025 Canva's Simon Newton wrote that backend, machine learning and frontend candidates are expected to use AI tools such as Copilot, Cursor or Claude in technical interviews. A new AI Assisted Coding interview replaced the computer science fundamentals screen for backend and frontend roles, starting as a pilot.
- AI in interviews
- Expected Required in the AI assisted round
- Where
- The AI Assisted Coding interview, which replaces the computer science fundamentals screen for backend and frontend roles.
- What is graded
- Knowing when and how to use AI, breaking down ambiguous requirements, sound technical decisions, finding and fixing problems in AI generated code, and whether the result meets production standards.
- Basis
- In the company's own words
What else is known?
The tasks are deliberately realistic and loose. Canva's example is a control system for aircraft taking off and landing at a busy airport, in place of textbook exercises such as Conway's Game of Life.
Canva says its strongest candidates asked clarifying questions, gave the AI well defined pieces of work, reviewed and improved what it wrote, and debugged well when it was wrong. Candidates with little AI experience struggled, the post says, not with coding but with judging how to steer the tool.
When did it change?
- 11 June 2025: Canva Engineering announces AI use in interviews
Sources
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