[kstenerud]

Leetcode was never valuable, except as a "We need a measure. This is a measure. Therefore, we use it." kind of thing.

There is no such thing as an impartial yet meaningful measure that can be equally applied across all candidates. You should be discussing your business, your issues, and the candidate's ideas (with some small practical examples) for how they can move things forward in the area they're applying for.

Someone's leetcode rating isn't going to move your business needle.

[usgroup]

Well, their leetcode rating says something about their ability to solve novel abstract problems using computer science tooling. All other things being equal, the candidate better at that is the better candidate.

Meanwhile, it is not a complete assessment. You can do all the other things you've stated and leetcode will still add value.