Part of the test is whether you try to know the rules. People are going to be dropped into a complex codebase with outdated documentation. For more senior roles

Part of the test is whether you try to know the rules. People are going to be dropped into a complex codebase with outdated documentation. For more senior roles, you want people who bring in expertise instead of just doing what they're told. There's a certain kind of personality that will grind Leetcode for months but never develop a skill for questioning the question. What kind of file am I transferring? How many machines and how frequently? Does it need to be encrypted? Who needs access? In a video game, you move the mouse around and mash buttons.