I don’t think so? I got a job as a team lead two months ago with seven years experience. Not sure what OP is doing wrong here. The market was HOT earlier this year, but I don’t think it’s “bad” at this point. We just hired another dev and are hiring another team lead probably next year to spin off a new team.

Maybe OP needs to consider doing mock interviews or something to figure out what it is that’s going wrong? I’m a good interviewee and got the first job I applied for.

Maybe you worked at the same place for a long time and developed bad habits? Maybe you’re bad at selling yourself?

I once interviewed someone who said he was a team lead at a company for six years. He straight up made up answers to some of the technical questions. It was horrifying. I’m not saying that’s OP but he definitely needs an objective voice to step in and figure out what the malfunction is in the interview process. Maybe ask a friend in tech to perform a mock interview? They can feel silly but also can really help.

I was also going to suggest mock interviews, especially after 40 interviews and no offer.

That is what I was thinking as well.

40 interviews indicate the market is hot.

If you are a young recent grad with FAANG experience on your resume, you will be fine.

Otherwise, everyone I know struggles. Interviews are now involving more and more esoteric questions about things that aren't even on my resume, and sometimes questions about tools that can only be answered if you memorized the entire 1000 page handbook of the tool.

I have been asked questions about things that were tangentially mentioned in my undergrad in a lecture 10 years ago, and I never used anything close to it in my job.

Leetcode hazing varies from place to place. If they insist on the most efficient solution, mostly you are fucked unless you live and breathe algos.

The only silver lining is dynamic programming questions have died out, probably because Meta stopped asking them.

May I ask where do you live? I am almost 40 with more than 15y of experience (and a master degree in computer engineering in the top university of my country) and I have to fend off recruiters (I usually do a job interview every other month just to stay sharp - love my current workplace and would not consider changing- and end getting an offer most of the times).

India. I get recruiter calls too, but the interviews have become batshit now. I would need to prepare for a year full time to clear these.