[johnnyanmac]

>I don't know why HN is so against algorithms problems. It

Probably because they use the ones you mention. They think an ideal engineer should be able to cold solve some level 5 leetcode problem using a Trie with some trick edge case to perfection in 90 minutes as if they are some sort of mathlete. It's not very realistic to what you do day to day and required dedicated studying simply to pass the test, not to advance myself as an engineer.

If they used level 1 questions as a fizz buzz esque filter for string manipulation, iterator tactics, and maps/sets, then I'd have no issue. I'd get why you may test a student for a junior position harder but a senior dev should have actual professional experiences to dig into.

If you can't trust them to code then maybe you should in fact do the FAANG method and describe what exact concepts you want prospective hires to be able to talk about and work with. Haven't seen that outside of FAANG tho.