I’m in my mid 30s, and have had a healthy, fun career as a comp. engineer. I thought of applying to one of the FAANG companies recently, but the idea of whitebo

I’m in my mid 30s, and have had a healthy, fun career as a comp. engineer. I thought of applying to one of the FAANG companies recently, but the idea of whiteboard/hackerrank Code tests was a severe turn off, and put that idea away. I don’t have the energy to put into preparing for weeks like a code monkey to give a shot at a test and mostly never using them at the job. I’d rather spend more time playing with my baby boy. I’m not saying learning data structures and algorithms are useless. Only that testing for them using timed tests with toy puzzles is silly and not for everyone.