The 'coding interview' ain't what it used to be. Now companies (generally outside of FAANG) will have the recruiter (who is probably not technical) demand you complete a Leetcode exercise that they've picked seemingly at random, and your fate is decided by a timer and whether or not the green checkmark says your solution works. There is no back and forth with an engineer to gather facts or clarify the problem, there is no discussion of alternate solutions or positives and negatives to your chosen solution, there is no room to exercise industry or specialized knowledge at all.

Having read the blog entry it seems to me that this is what the author is lamenting, and I can empathize with that.