I noticed from my peers network that more and more people land jobs in FANGs without knowing how to leetcode.
This is mostly happening thanks to the "Frontend Hiring Route" where engineers typically just need to show they know how to use React (eg. FB, Apple) - but I've heard (mind you, a few years ago) of people squeezing in Google Deepmind just by knowing the topic they're supposed to work on (shocking!) instead of having to spend months practicing puzzles.
I suspect we'll see this trend getting stronger with AI and companies requiring a lower number of developers with more specialised knowledge
This is mostly happening thanks to the "Frontend Hiring Route" where engineers typically just need to show they know how to use React (eg. FB, Apple) - but I've heard (mind you, a few years ago) of people squeezing in Google Deepmind just by knowing the topic they're supposed to work on (shocking!) instead of having to spend months practicing puzzles.
I suspect we'll see this trend getting stronger with AI and companies requiring a lower number of developers with more specialised knowledge
Am I seeing things / too hopeful?