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Re:Jane Street – Our software engineering interviews are cha... by rsoto2 on Thursday November 12, 2026 @03:44PM (#50473994)
I used to interview people and would generally just have a chat with them about previous problems, projects, or experience at school. I would work out a pseudocode problem with them (designing an elevator). From what I can tell everyone I said yes to has had a fruitful career.

The idea of forcing a candidate to give a third party access to their screen, transcribing AI notes, and forcing them to do 3+ leetcode, and an architecture round, and a behavioral round while I watch over them for hours on end sounds completely idiotic and antisocial. This entire industry is high on its own supply when it comes to interviews.

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