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My anecdotal experience interviewing this year is that they don't. LeetCode/Hackerrank-level algorithm questions are common. I haven't seen any TopCoder-type qu
by atomicity 7y ago
My anecdotal experience interviewing this year is that they don't. LeetCode/Hackerrank-level algorithm questions are common. I haven't seen any TopCoder-type questions and brain teasers. According to some posts, it seems like the industry is trending towards easier problems with more focus on "the process" in which a person finds a solution.
It's still true that employers overemphasize algorithmic ability. I had one systems pop quiz but nothing about usability, business, SWE processes, etc. which are as core to software engineering as algorithms.