There was a famous case about 6 years ago where Google didn't hire the author of Homebrew because he couldn't whiteboard a leetcode type question. He posted to Twitter, then it was discussed heavily on tech sites:
In my opinion the problem has gotten worse. I spoke with a former Microsoft Product Manager early this year and he mentioned "Highly experienced engineers give the worst interviews" .. based on the current environment. He mentioned it's because the questions that come up are stuff people learned 20 years ago and never used in real-life.
I was invited by several FAANG companies this year to interview and did one interview (and turned down others) but had to cram for 2 months doing leetcode.
I realize it's a game but have mixed feelings. I think the interviews are bad if it's the only option but part of me knows the interview process is so bad it will likely discourage people from being Software Engineers and keep salaries high for many more years.
leetcode is a website that acts as a programming dojo of sorts where programmers can prove their skill in a measurable way and thus increase their odds of being hired.
Employers use it to loosely gauge a programmer's basic skill level, as well as their competency to think clearly and cleverly.
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In my opinion the problem has gotten worse. I spoke with a former Microsoft Product Manager early this year and he mentioned "Highly experienced engineers give the worst interviews" .. based on the current environment. He mentioned it's because the questions that come up are stuff people learned 20 years ago and never used in real-life.
I was invited by several FAANG companies this year to interview and did one interview (and turned down others) but had to cram for 2 months doing leetcode.
I realize it's a game but have mixed feelings. I think the interviews are bad if it's the only option but part of me knows the interview process is so bad it will likely discourage people from being Software Engineers and keep salaries high for many more years.