[ptnxlo]

Is the leetcode grind necessary to land a high paying remote job?

No. Why? There are companies that know what they do, have a good founding/income and they're willing to pay well if you can make a good impact in the company.

What does it have to do with Leetcode? Nothing. They can give you a development assignment when you're going to use technologies they use every day, the ones you're supposed to be used to and for problems they might be facing right now, saw before or they're expected to overcome probably soon.

What would a Leetcode interview give you instead? I'm all ears.

There are companies that send you generic Leetcode or any type of problems to solve in a couple of hours and you never see a face, nor know more about the business you're suppose to be working for the next time if you perform well (I'm looking at you Sumo Logic/Toptal). I wouldn't even bother if that's the case.

Leave leetcode and related just for newcomers and people learning CS. Isn't viable in most of the cases for day-to-day problem scenarios.