Don’t get me wrong, at 51 years old with my experience, I wouldn’t even think about doing a coding interview and in fact the only reason I got into BigTech at 46 was because a position at AWS ProServe fell into my lap in 2020 (no longer there).
But given the choice between making BigTech compensation and enterprise CRUD compensation if I were 25-30 I with today’s opportunities (well not the current shit show) instead of when I was 25-30, of course I would “grind leetCode” and do what it takes.
> I would rather hire and work with people who focus on breaking down problems and keeping logic and structure as simple as possible
At my stage in life, I can afford to be picky about where I work and optimize my lifestyle choices over money. But if I were 25? If I had to work 40 hours a week anyway, my only concern would be where could I get the most money in my bank account and as much (public company) stock in my brokerage account via RSUs. You act as if being a “mercenary” is a bad thing. The only reason I work is to exchange labor for money. That’s been the case since 1996. It ain’t about “passion” or the “mission”.
But given the choice between making BigTech compensation and enterprise CRUD compensation if I were 25-30 I with today’s opportunities (well not the current shit show) instead of when I was 25-30, of course I would “grind leetCode” and do what it takes.
> I would rather hire and work with people who focus on breaking down problems and keeping logic and structure as simple as possible
At my stage in life, I can afford to be picky about where I work and optimize my lifestyle choices over money. But if I were 25? If I had to work 40 hours a week anyway, my only concern would be where could I get the most money in my bank account and as much (public company) stock in my brokerage account via RSUs. You act as if being a “mercenary” is a bad thing. The only reason I work is to exchange labor for money. That’s been the case since 1996. It ain’t about “passion” or the “mission”.