I’ve been in tech 22 years. For the first 10 years it was leetcode gymnastics to prove I had the chops. All these did was to serve as a basic filter for weeding

I’ve been in tech 22 years. For the first 10 years it was leetcode gymnastics to prove I had the chops. All these did was to serve as a basic filter for weeding out people who didn’t know what they were talking about. The actual leetcode exercises didn’t do much to prepare you for the actual job, it was more that the existing team wanted to be sure you were nerdy enough. The last 12 years in tech I’ve actively fought back against leetcode and homework coding interviews. Unless you’re going to pay me for my time, I’m not going to work for free. Someone in a thread said “show them the actual day to day during the interview” is spot on. If you are interviewing and they aren’t doing this, move on. If you are interviewing for your team and aren’t doing this, start.