At the FAANG companies I’m familiar with, the coding portion is sort of a standard bar that everyone must pass, from new grads to 30-year veterans. The more sen

At the FAANG companies I’m familiar with, the coding portion is sort of a standard bar that everyone must pass, from new grads to 30-year veterans. The more senior you get, the less they matter. If you were being hired into a specialist role such as for low-level networking, there would absolutely be a more detailed “Systems” interview where you would discuss in depth the topics you mentioned, usually in the context of a more open-ended “architectural” problem. Interviewee performance on these “Systems” interviews hold a lot more weight at senior levels, not just for hire/no hire decisions, but in fact the level of your offer.