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My experience re: startups is similar. However, what if (hypothetically) I don't want to work for a startup? If I want to work for, say, Amazon, in a senior/lead/managerial capacity? Assuming they have a more rigid structure, how do you leap-frog the programming exercise and jump a little further up the chain and demonstrate more advanced skills?

The coding exercises are fine for junior roles, but I think the farther up the seniority ladder you get, the less relevant those tests become. And like many others, I think there's gotta be a better way.

(As an aside, recently I had an interview regarding a tech manager role that was mostly management, less development, and they barely even asked me about technical skills. I wound up passing on the job since it would require moving, but I thought that was interesting. If I apply for a Lead Engineer position in San Francisco, I have to reverse a string or something, but if I apply to be that guy's boss, there's little to no code screening. Very interesting...)