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Were those juniors with no experience developing features? Leetcode doesn't test if they have experience, you need to check both if you want someone that can do
by Jensson 2y ago
Were those juniors with no experience developing features? Leetcode doesn't test if they have experience, you need to check both if you want someone that can do everything.
Someone who does well on leetcode is usually easy to teach so they will become good/great in a year or two, but if you don't have that time then go for leetcode+experience just like everyone else is.
- breckenedge 2y agoLeetcode deselected too many good experienced candidates, which is really who I prefer to hire. I have hired good leetcode juniors that did not improve and are no longer working in software.
- throwaway2037 2y agoDid you select candidates with easy / medium / or hard LeetCode problems? Honestly, without studying, people need to be top 5% of candidates to solve hard problems. You can find real algorithms stars with those problems, but you will also pass on a large percentage of "good enough" candidates who can do a medium problem with a bit of hinting.