Technical hiring manager reports rejecting candidates caught using AI assistants during interviews, spotting telltale signs like reading eye movements and unnaturally polished responses.

Interviewer for Sr. Release Engineer role observes candidates appearing to read from AI prompts based on visible eye movement patterns

Candidates using AI assistants provide unusually immediate, perfectly structured multi-point answers rather than natural engineer responses

Interviewer implements zero-tolerance policy, instantly rejecting any candidates detected using AI assistance during technical interviews

Raises broader question in tech hiring community about how widespread AI assistant usage is becoming in the interview process