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How LinkedIn built an AI hiring agent 

To make AI agents sustainable for the long haul, engineering leaders need to keep users at the forefront of design.
October 31, 2025

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes

LinkedIn VP of engineering Prashanthi Padmanabhan shares why it’s important to keep users in the driver’s seat when developing AI agents tasked with important tasks.

The tech industry is very enthusiastic about AI agents, yet we’re still in a period of nascent AI maturity, where many agents underperform or fail to meet user expectations. However, there are some signs of early success in certain cases.

Prashanthi Padmanabhan, VP of engineering for talent solutions at LinkedIn, is leading the design of an AI Hiring Assistant, as part of their recruitment product, LinkedIn Recruiter.

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