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Software Developer Interviews Are Garbage (blarg.ca)
submitted 2 years ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/programming@lemmy.ml
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[–] thequickben@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’ve passed on interviews in the past that require me to pick up an algorithms text book. The vast majority of people will never need to write code utilizing any of that. FAANG companies in particular are ridiculous for needing months of study to pass their interviews.

[–] mark@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I often wonder if FAANG's determination to find who can write the best algorithms backfires, and may be the reason a lot of the work they produce seems so over-engineered.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago

When your interview processes selects for people who like puzzles then you end up with people writing clever code that looks like a puzzle.