Yes. Speak's cofounder and CTO, Andrew Hsu, told LeadDev in July 2026 that Speak replaced its whole engineer evaluation with take home projects in which candidates build a light product spec using AI agents. The prompt is deliberately open ended, so the team can see which direction each candidate takes.
- AI in interviews
- Expected Expected on an open take home
- Where
- The take home project.
- What is graded
- The decisions and tradeoffs a candidate makes on an open ended brief.
- Basis
- Reported by the press
What else is known?
Hsu said the process changed because the job itself had changed. The format leaves the setup to the candidate, which forces them to choose and defend tradeoffs.
When did it change?
- 14 July 2026: LeadDev reports Speak's process
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