> But, we have learned through squillions of posts here on HN, it just isn't enough. Idk, I can usually tell when someone is an actual engineer vs armchair exp

> But, we have learned through squillions of posts here on HN, it just isn't enough. Idk, I can usually tell when someone is an actual engineer vs armchair expert. Actually building stuff requires you to think differently. It's like how someone that just does CAD often fights with machinists because they don't understand the physical limitations. > There are many charlatans that will slip through that type of interview process Of course. But that also happens with leetcode style interviews. You can memorize problems and that doesn't reflect your actual job performance. There's a saying "studying to the test" The real question is the "optimization" question. Considering the time and cost of the interview process, along with the difficulty to remove bad employees, how effective is the interview process. You are optimizing for the best candidate but it's a constrained optimization problem. Otherwise you need infinite resources. So don't ignore the constraints. There's more that I haven't mentioned. > Does anyone think that people who can solve harder leetcode problems have a higher IQ? I know people who believe this. But I'm generally uninterested in anyone who has an obsession with IQ. So far it's been a fairly successful filter