This is a pointless question. FAANG has people who are there to get paid while doing basic coding, VERY smart people, and plenty in between. So do startups. De

This is a pointless question. FAANG has people who are there to get paid while doing basic coding, VERY smart people, and plenty in between. So do startups. Design your interview process according to your needs. Don't test on knowledge, bur rather reasoning skill according to the type of product. For example, for backend services positions, we set up a debugging problem based on the real world example that we had to go through, and it has been a very valuable tool for screening candidates.