[jowdones]

>> I don’t have a CS degree, I don’t think Leetcode-style interviews are any kind of indicator of job performance, and I think you can be a successful Staff engineer and never write a line of production code in that role.

Then don't fucking call yourself an engineer! Be a project manager, a product manager, sales, IT admin, QA, anything but mimicking a prestigious brand like Chinese "Adidos" shoes try to capitalize on the success of the original.

If you can't program you're not an engineer, period!