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Ask HN: What tech companies don't use Leetcode-style interview questions?

5 points by nurbo 4y ago

Are there tech companies that don't ask those kind of algorithmic interview questions or have these become standard like SAT for college admissions?

john_the_writer 4y ago
Most don't. leet is fine for junior, but algo's don't come up in real life all that often.
fdgsdfogijq 4y ago
If you want to make a lot of money as a SWE, either be so senior that leetcode isnt the focus, or learn it. Theres almost a direct correlation between leetcode difficulty and pay
- b20000 4y ago
  define a lot of money in my experience even for staff engineer or principal they want leetcode BS interviews regardless of what you think, for every engineer you can find an executive or marketing person better compensated.
  - fdgsdfogijq 4y ago
    300k-600k is basically all leetcode on the marketing topic yeah, but for SWE you dont need a good school/social skills/a ton of experience. you just need raw algorithmic skills
    - b20000 4y ago
      that is not a lot of money in california but rather what you need to have a normal lifestyle, be able to buy a house and put kids in school. to be a good SWE you do need experience, a CS degree, coding skills, social skills, creativity, and more. lots of things leetcode doesn’t measure.
      - fdgsdfogijq 4y ago
        You are correct, life is expensive. Making 400k is still better than most though. But I still hold, you just need leetcode. They dont measure anything else, aside from system design, which is similar in its need to be memorized.
        b20000 4y ago
        yeah, that explains why a lot of software made in FAANG is shit and why google scraps products constantly.
        fdgsdfogijq 4y ago
        okay now it sounds like you just have a bone to pick haha. all software is bad, FAANG is much better than most
ginkoutest 4y ago
I've found this channel, which seems to have a mix of companies asking leetcode questions and those asking more real-world questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpMFCHOxK6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpMFCHOxK6A
shadkhan 4y ago
0x54MUR41 4y ago
I am not sure if the list below helps. https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

5 points by nurbo 4y ago

Are there tech companies that don't ask those kind of algorithmic interview questions or have these become standard like SAT for college admissions?

john_the_writer 4y ago

Most don't. leet is fine for junior, but algo's don't come up in real life all that often.

fdgsdfogijq 4y ago

If you want to make a lot of money as a SWE, either be so senior that leetcode isnt the focus, or learn it. Theres almost a direct correlation between leetcode difficulty and pay

b20000 4y ago
define a lot of money in my experience even for staff engineer or principal they want leetcode BS interviews regardless of what you think, for every engineer you can find an executive or marketing person better compensated.
- fdgsdfogijq 4y ago
  300k-600k is basically all leetcode on the marketing topic yeah, but for SWE you dont need a good school/social skills/a ton of experience. you just need raw algorithmic skills
  - b20000 4y ago
    that is not a lot of money in california but rather what you need to have a normal lifestyle, be able to buy a house and put kids in school. to be a good SWE you do need experience, a CS degree, coding skills, social skills, creativity, and more. lots of things leetcode doesn’t measure.
    - fdgsdfogijq 4y ago
      You are correct, life is expensive. Making 400k is still better than most though. But I still hold, you just need leetcode. They dont measure anything else, aside from system design, which is similar in its need to be memorized.
      - b20000 4y ago
        yeah, that explains why a lot of software made in FAANG is shit and why google scraps products constantly.
        fdgsdfogijq 4y ago
        okay now it sounds like you just have a bone to pick haha. all software is bad, FAANG is much better than most

ginkoutest 4y ago

I've found this channel, which seems to have a mix of companies asking leetcode questions and those asking more real-world questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpMFCHOxK6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpMFCHOxK6A

shadkhan 4y ago

0x54MUR41 4y ago

I am not sure if the list below helps. https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards