> Yet there are companies out there rejecting me... because I couldn’t code this obscure hard algorithms problem in 45 mins.

> I’m talking about phone screens

You have phone screens asking you to solve algorithm problems?

> I work for a faang, I’ve worked at all kinds of “prestigious” companies, I have worked at all kinds of companies, I get paid more than most people will ever do in their lifetime, and most importantly I know my stuff.

In the spirit of helpfulness, to be honest, I found this off-putting. If you say such things during interviews you may unintentionally raise red flags. The hard algorithms might be a contrived reason to reject you.

Err I didn’t say that during the interviews. I’m not sure if you’re familiar with interview processes for engineering roles in tech companies, but you absolutely do not even talk about your experience in most rounds, let alone the things you think I said.

Mostly it goes like this: 5 mins join the interview and the logistics setup, 5 mins the interviewer and the interviewee give a brief introduction, just polite small talk, 45 mins algorithm exercise, 5 mins at the end for the interviewer to answer any questions the candidates might have.

There is No opportunity as a candidate to talk about themselves. Maybe if you make it to the on-site and get to talk to the HM. But again, no one talks like you think I did.

> I’m not sure if you’re familiar with interview processes for engineering roles in tech companies

I’m not the person your replying to. But…

I’ve hired dozens of engineers and manage the hiring at a tech company. Your description of the interview process is no where near the process I take when hiring engineers, and also isn’t what I hear candidates tell me about processes they’ve been through with other companies.

ive interviewed dozens of times at faangs, their description is similar to my experience.

This sounds like a pretty standard FAANG interview loop.

Perhaps very large companies don't care about the personality of a potential hire. Not my experience, but maybe. Small and medium sized companies absolutely will reject even talented engineers who are toxic or otherwise "not a culture fit". In fact, this "culture fit" jargon started in SV. It's weird that SV (?) is abandoning it.

I am familiar with tech interviews on both sides of the desk, and Darth avocado's 'splainer does not align with my experience either.

> In the spirit of helpfulness, to be honest, I found this off-putting. If you say such things during interviews you may unintentionally raise red flags.

If you're applying for a sales job, you need to sound like that.