Microsoft is cutting Claude Code licences inside its core product teams. The reason is not strategy. It is the bill. The end of the AI coding experiment has arrived?
I think for a lot of companies the sugar rush from AI is ending. Coworkers i know who have been interviewing still get leetcode style problem solving questions, standard system design interviews, etc. The job market being tough for SWEs rn is because it is invariably compared to the era of 0% interest rate hiring. Persistence and a solid base of knowledge will land you something decent but getting a beginner job is absolutely tougher than before
I think for a lot of companies the sugar rush from AI is ending. Coworkers i know who have been interviewing still get leetcode style problem solving questions, standard system design interviews, etc. The job market being tough for SWEs rn is because it is invariably compared to the era of 0% interest rate hiring. Persistence and a solid base of knowledge will land you something decent but getting a beginner job is absolutely tougher than before