10 years ago, you could get a decent job without much LCing and mostly using your credentials. Today LC is everywhere and difficulty levels are increasingly harder even at lower tier companies. Where do you think this is headed? (If you choose no, please post what you think will be the alternative) #Leetcode #software
It's definitely getting harder I'm seeing more custom problems that you won't find in LC and the NDA's are getting stronger so you won't be seeing as many answers online.
Of course it will get harder. A few years ago there were only 300 problems on LC and now there is over 2000
LC better than random credentials and track records. I am seeing companies doing more real world coding questions which is even bettee
With the kind of salaries they are paying itās justified .
I like LC. Maybe Iām a LC monkey, but how do you actually find someoneās problem solving opportunity in less than 1 hour? Random shit on resume could be made up. How is someone going to cram 1000+ LC solutions? Make it harder, Iāll level up.
I think LC questions will always stay but instead 3 LC you will only get one with the other two replaced for industry practice related At stripe they give you access to a codebase and you have to do something on it
I did some frontend and more product-focused fullstack interview loops recently for Airtable, Brex, Ramp, and Retool, and I was asked no LC. Made me feel interviewing was generally moving toward more practical questions, or at least questions more tailored towards the candidateās background when possible.
SWEs complain about leetcoding but it is 100% better then the MCAT+USMLE or the prestige circlejerk that is which Law School/Clerkship/BSchool did you go to. The top tier firms in tech will give you a shot if you apply often enough and their standards are (relatively) clear. Cravath wonāt spit at you if you didnāt go to a top 6 law school
Good point.
I know it might be frustrating but itās doable through grinding. Itās not like interviewing costs a grand a loop like med school and mcats cost, and no one really cares if you fail. Just keep grinding and youāll make it eventually if you want it
LC has its place, but my complaint is that very little time is spent asking me about what Iāve built in the past, or asking real world questions. Too much emphasis is on LC.
I see this changing in the industry, I've only seen Google and Meta focusing too much on LC
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I kinda like LC for hiring but itās so pervasive and gamed now that I wonder if companies will realise theyāve hired too many LC-monkeys and need to change things up
At least for iOS and Android roles, most companies usually replace one of the LC rounds with a mobile round where you actually solve a real problem.