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# Hiring AI Native Talents


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 10, 2026
- **Time:** 12:50–13:00 (10 min)
- **Room:** Airstream 1
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100268-hiring-ai-native-talents)

## Description

Many companies and startups are looking to hire AI Native talent, but only few are experienced how to interview them.
If you struggle to define approach and your interview starts with “Have you used Github Copilot?” question – welcome to my talk, where I will share experince I earned in 2025 after interviewing over 100 team members globally for enterprise IT projects. You will learn real-world lessons on how GenAI has reshaped the hiring criteria for developers, QAs, architects and managers, and what are the best practices (including questions and practical tasks) to distinguish vibe-coders from AI-Native software engineers. 

## Speaker

### [Zahhar Kirillov](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@zahhar-kirillov)

Delivery Manager at EPAM Systems


## Related talks at this congress

- [Behind the Curtain: How Recruiters Shortlist Devs in an AI-Driven Market and How You Stand Out](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1057-behind-the-curtain) — Mina Golesorkhi
- [AI in Recruiting: What Works, What Fails - Real Lessons from Office & Volume Hiring](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1036-ai-in-recruiting) — Barbara Kryslak
- [Building the next generation of AI developer tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1074-building-the-next) — Krzysztof Cieślak
- [Prompt Engineering Your Career: AI Agents for Tech Interview Prep](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1066-prompt-engineering) — Ekaterina Kapranova