[scorpioxy]

I'll offer a counterpoint. I've interviewed a number of people recently and the things that I was looking for were not leetcode related or any of that nonsense. I would've been thrilled to discuss code you've written, projects you're interested in or approaches that did not work. I'd go as far as saying that resumes have become close to useless these days.

Unfortunately, I've seen people take it too far in both directions. Ones that could probably ace leetcode problems but did not have a good understanding of how software works and ones that were deep into marketing and branding but can barely write functioning code.

You'll have to look for what works for you. I am saying this both as someone who has to hire and someone who was looking for work at one point.

[gymbeaux]

You're the minority, from what I've read from others and experienced firsthand.

Typically the technical interviews at companies (in the US at least) consist of HackerRank (either something generic a la leetcode or something made in-house at the company) followed by a live coding test and trivia (SOLID principles, Gang of Four design patterns, OOP fundamentals, sometimes things specific to the languages the company is using). This is for senior level positions. I find most companies put all SWE candidates through the same interview process, same coding challenges/leetcode, regardless of experience level.