Career on Daryl J. White

Interviewing in the age of AI

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I recently went through a round of interviews with several software companies in the cloud-native and developer tools space. While the tech stacks varied, one topic was ubiquitous: Generative AI.

In 2026, simply saying, “I use AI to write faster,” isn’t enough. In fact, saying that might actually hurt your chances with companies that value security and original technical thought.

Setting up for a successful first week

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How I’m engineering a successful first week in my new docs role.

My desk, newly cleaned and ready for new things.

The gap between signing a job offer and your official start date is a unique kind of limbo. The “open source” part of my brain wanted to start coding (or in my case, PRing docs) immediately. My previous post, though, was about the strategic necessity of a total mental disconnect.