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Leetcode test would be fine, if they were formalized with automated scoring and nobody giving you hints/silent treatment. Unfortunately, proponents of "normal"

Leetcode test would be fine, if they were formalized with automated scoring and nobody giving you hints/silent treatment. Unfortunately, proponents of "normal" interview process will tell you that it's necessary to observe engineer working on a problem to know how good they are. Maybe they are right. After all, I'm not an expert on the matter of recruitment. But from my experience, I felt far better when the process was not "personal", even if I didn't get accepted in the end.

iLoveOncall 2y ago
> Leetcode test would be fine, if they were formalized with automated scoring You understand how this goes completely against the very purpose of the interview which is to evaluate how they think about the problem rather than about the final outcome, right? I couldn't care less about whether your code compiles or not if you were able to figure out the perfect solution, walk me through it, explain why it is the best, and looked like you had some experience writing code when it came to that part.
TrackerFF 2y ago
That sounds like the exact opposite of what one wants, form the interviewer standpoint. The goal of coding interviews is to probe the candidate, have them explain their thought process, and see how they interact with you. Are they able to formulate the problem? Gather specs? Are they able to consider constraints? The last thing I want is some automated system where you have no idea how the applicant came to their answer, what their thought process was, etc. If that was the goal, then just bring back brain teasers, or better yet, just use thinly veiled IQ tests.