I recently spent some time talking to other teams internally at a FAANG. I have 12+ years as an SDE and 4 in the company. One commonality I've found is that t

I recently spent some time talking to other teams internally at a FAANG. I have 12+ years as an SDE and 4 in the company. One commonality I've found is that teams who do not ask coding interviews tend to become crappy over time. Even in an environment where you can look at individuals code history, product releases, and talk to their coworkers. I've taken it as a sign that the team values their own employees enough that they ensure that new hires won't be a drag, or have unreasonable expectations e.g. "I lead, I don't code" etc.