This. Whats funny too that I've learned from my last job hunt is its actually better for my career, money-wise, ladder-climbing-wise, to _not_ care about my job

This. Whats funny too that I've learned from my last job hunt is its actually better for my career, money-wise, ladder-climbing-wise, to _not_ care about my job function or knowledge, but rather memorize leetcode and system design solutions. Note this doesn't mean I actually strive to be good at those things over my job though. Just pointing it out, that's what the current technical interview process selects for.