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I don't mean to downplay the author's skills, but I don't see how creating an input simulation library fast-tracks someone for consideration in an AI-related en

I don't mean to downplay the author's skills, but I don't see how creating an input simulation library fast-tracks someone for consideration in an AI-related engineering role.

pentamassiv 1y ago
The role I applied to was not really AI related
- rpunkfu 1y ago
  I wasn't aware of that; it wasn't clearly specified. It only mentioned a "secret" feature, but I assumed it was AI-related rather than UI-related. Additionally, Anthropic's Claude Code position on their website states that they expect their developers to work across the stack, including both front-end and back-end.
mijoharas 1y ago
Didn't he say it was for the team integrating his input library into claude desktop? Seems pretty relevant experience.
- rpunkfu 1y ago
  It mentioned an "open position in the team implementing the secret, unreleased feature of Claude Desktop," which doesn't specify whether the "secret" feature is AI-related or UI-related. My guess leans towards the former.
  - mijoharas 1y ago
    To give the full quote, it says: > I found out that Anthropic had an open position in the team implementing the secret, unreleased feature of Claude Desktop using enigo. where enigo is his input library. It's quite interesting that you chose to end your quote a few words before the end of the sentence.
    - rpunkfu 1y ago
      You got me, adding “using enigo” makes all the difference — I guess position is exclusively for working with this one library and that’s the position they got overloaded with applications on and couldn’t process one sent by OP.
      - mijoharas 1y ago
        It clearly does make a difference as to why he thought his experience was relevant to the job (i.e. what we were discussing before), and I think you agree with that hence your somewhat "selective" omission when you posted the quote.
        rpunkfu 1y ago
        I wasn't making a statement about whether his experience was relevant to the job. I don't know the author and don't automatically doubt his knowledge. I was simply sharing the opinion that being the author of that UI library alone does not fast-track someone for the "Software Engineer working on Claude Code" position at Anthropic.

I don't mean to downplay the author's skills, but I don't see how creating an input simulation library fast-tracks someone for consideration in an AI-related engineering role.

pentamassiv 1y ago

The role I applied to was not really AI related

rpunkfu 1y ago
I wasn't aware of that; it wasn't clearly specified. It only mentioned a "secret" feature, but I assumed it was AI-related rather than UI-related. Additionally, Anthropic's Claude Code position on their website states that they expect their developers to work across the stack, including both front-end and back-end.

mijoharas 1y ago

Didn't he say it was for the team integrating his input library into claude desktop? Seems pretty relevant experience.

rpunkfu 1y ago
It mentioned an "open position in the team implementing the secret, unreleased feature of Claude Desktop," which doesn't specify whether the "secret" feature is AI-related or UI-related. My guess leans towards the former.
- mijoharas 1y ago
  To give the full quote, it says: > I found out that Anthropic had an open position in the team implementing the secret, unreleased feature of Claude Desktop using enigo. where enigo is his input library. It's quite interesting that you chose to end your quote a few words before the end of the sentence.
  - rpunkfu 1y ago
    You got me, adding “using enigo” makes all the difference — I guess position is exclusively for working with this one library and that’s the position they got overloaded with applications on and couldn’t process one sent by OP.
    - mijoharas 1y ago
      It clearly does make a difference as to why he thought his experience was relevant to the job (i.e. what we were discussing before), and I think you agree with that hence your somewhat "selective" omission when you posted the quote.
      - rpunkfu 1y ago
        I wasn't making a statement about whether his experience was relevant to the job. I don't know the author and don't automatically doubt his knowledge. I was simply sharing the opinion that being the author of that UI library alone does not fast-track someone for the "Software Engineer working on Claude Code" position at Anthropic.