Q: Is "vibe coding" with Claude Code or Copilot enough to get an AI job?

No, and a good interviewer can tell in one question.

Plenty of engineers have built working AI prototypes with AI-assisted coding. The prototype runs. The demo impresses. And deep down, they're not confident they could defend a single architecture decision in it.

That's the trap: building AI systems without understanding is fake competence. The interview tests whether you can walk through your own system. Why this vector database? Why this chunking strategy? What breaks at scale? AI coding tools don't give you those answers, because they made the decisions for you.

Use the tools. They're excellent. But use them the way a senior engineer uses a junior: you direct, you review, you own the decisions. The people directing the AI are the ones getting paid.