Has your company pioneered some great open source software (Kubernetes, Go, React, PyTorch, Cassandra? No.
How do you even know that your method is correct, scalable? Answer is you don't know.
It's mind-boggling that people who hire for software engineers who write CRUD apps used by 20 people, think they know how to hire for firms that serve 4 Billion+ users.
It seems like you believe that anyone who doesn't work for Google works for a boutique web design firm?
Statistically that's what they are. There are only a handful of Billion+ scale apps.
Also, it's ridiculous to shit on Silicon Valley hiring practices when they constantly churn out innovative software stacks and products.
2. By reputation, most big Silicon Valley companies, including those that operate “high scale” apps don’t put as much stock into leetcode-style interviews as Google.
3. Silicon Valley, obviously, does not have the monopoly on high scale applications.