I agree it's not as arduous. But I feel the concept is still similar. In the case of leetcode, it's not limited to people out of university either. Mid career

I agree it's not as arduous. But I feel the concept is still similar. In the case of leetcode, it's not limited to people out of university either. Mid career professionals are just as exposed to them as fresh grads. I know many senior and staff level SWEs who grinded leetcode for years to land their FAANG level job (or gave up trying midway).