Got rejected in a final round because of how I answered "how do you use AI?" What do you actually say to that question?

A software engineer from Lahore, Pakistan, with over five years of experience, was laid off from an Australian startup due to AI integration and a shift to Australian-based training. Despite this, the engineer has been actively learning and building, utilizing Claude Code and Cursor subscriptions for side projects. Achievements include an open-source repository with over 1,000 GitHub stars and 100,000 monthly downloads, and an AI app that garnered over 8,000 downloads on the Play Store without marketing, though it was later shut down due to API costs. The engineer also uses Claude Code for video editing for Instagram reels.

This post offers a rare first-person account of how AI adoption is directly impacting software engineering jobs and the subsequent challenges faced by experienced professionals in the current market.