> I bet not a single software engineer at this company got asked to do a simple organic synthesis or even a redox problem during their interview process. Well

> I bet not a single software engineer at this company got asked to do a simple organic synthesis or even a redox problem during their interview process. Well they should have! One of the most important traits for a good software engineer is to be able to pick up a working understanding of the domain they're programming in. If they can't do that, they're more likely to make negative contributions than any positive ones.