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Comment by billy99k | Hacker News Reader

LeetCode and similar tests are why I got out of software development as a career. I was tired of jumping through hoops on interviews.

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How often were you interviewing that LeetCode interviews made you switch careers?

people will complain about everything

Anecdotally, in my 14-year career across 15+ jobs/contracts in the EU/UK, I was asked to do LeetCode only once.

It's not always the official 'LeetCode', but algorithm tests like it. It's clear that these tests are to filter out older tech employees, because most never had to take these when they were in college. I've also passed every test I was given, so it's not me being bitter that I don't have the required skills.

It's a symptom of the ageism issue that is so prevalent in the software engineering world.

> Which career path did you choose instead?

Thirding this (sandeep1998 and sidpatil were before me)

I became a data analyst recently by the way. They say the field is oversaturated, but I don't think this is true if you're coming from a solid software engineering background.

Which career path did you choose instead?

What did you switch to? (looking alternatives myself)

Cybersecurity. I'm on the offensive side. All tests I've taken have been relevant to the job.

It's the kind of field where you can talk yourself up more easily

Huh? If you don't have the skillset, you won't get very far.

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