Manus drops coding interviews, halves engineer hiring as PMs write code
bestvicam · reddit · 2026-11-12
A report circulating on Reddit says AI-native company Manus has eliminated the traditional coding interview stage, cut engineer hiring to half its peak level, and started having product managers write code directly.
Taken together, the three changes signal a shift in how an AI-native company defines who writes code and how engineers are evaluated.
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