AI Project Round (Take-Home-Style)

Pilot Meta round (Feb 2026): a multi-hour AI-assisted project session. 30-min intro to a mock full-stack app, ~1 hour solo implementation with any AI tools, ~1.5-hour interviewer walkthrough + live feature extension. Requirements Recruiter introduces this as a new pilot format alongside Code Augmentor (the standard AI Coding round). Phase 1 — Project briefing (~30 min). Interviewer demos a starter app: FB-style posting frontend, Node backend, all data mocked. Briefs the task: add a violating-content detection module (warn / star out flagged text). Candidate is free to add additional features. Phase 2 — Solo implementation (~1 hour). Candidate works alone, any AI tool allowed, no observer. Phase 3 — Walkthrough + live extension (~1.5 hours). Candidate presents the implementation; interviewer asks design / decision questions. Interviewer then names 2 new feature requirements and the candidate implements them live. Notes Reported by a single candidate in Feb 2026; unclear whether this format will scale to all loops or stays as a pilot for specific teams. Treat as a possible scheduling outcome, not a baseline. The first phase doubles as a system-design conversation — be ready to defend backend choices and discuss where the moderation model would live. One candidate notes the interviewer treats the live feature additions as the actual signal — solo phase output is just the starting point. Preparation Practice end-to-end shipping a small Node + React feature in <1 hour using Cursor or Claude Code. Internalize the workflow: scaffold → wire AI for first pass → verify by running. Pre-build a mental template for content moderation: heuristics (regex blocklist) + lightweight classifier + human-review queue + per-policy threshold. Re-check the forum before interview — this format is new and likely to mutate or be retired.