Jane Street – Our software engineering interviews are changing (a little)

Re:Jane Street – Our software engineering interviews are cha... by WalterBright on Friday November 13, 2026 @03:22PM (#50489118)

> People don't like Leetcode because it's insulting to treat them like freshmen that know nothing

I have a friend who is a tech recruiter. There are an awful lot of frauds trying to land programming jobs. Hiring a fraud can cost a company a great deal of money. It shouldn't be any more insulting than applying for an accounting job and the employer does a routine background check to ensure that the candidate is not an embezzler, and not a drug addict.

I worked for a company that hired a coke addict. What a financial disaster that turned out to be.

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Re:Jane Street – Our software engineering interviews are cha... by zzrrt on Friday November 13, 2026 @08:10PM (#50492457)

If the bar is as low as complete fraud, the hiring company could save 30+ minutes of engineer time & pay by having HR first verify an accredited degree or work experience. Then do a leetcode as next round if you want.

Having a history of embezzlement or fraud is not in the same ballpark as struggling to whip up a DSA solution. One is a crime and one is a competence issue at best.

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Re:Jane Street – Our software engineering interviews are cha... by WalterBright on Friday November 13, 2026 @09:27PM (#50493043)

> by having HR first verify an accredited degree or work experience

Too many frauds have managed to get degrees. I've worked with many of them. Degree'd engineers who cannot use a calculator, who cannot do basic geometry, etc.

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Re:Jane Street – Our software engineering interviews are cha... by gib444 on Saturday November 14, 2026 @01:10AM (#50494484)

Please stop sharing stories of coke addict and fraudulent colleagues, you're making me nervous! LOL

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Re:Jane Street – Our software engineering interviews are cha... by WalterBright on Saturday November 14, 2026 @02:11AM (#50494771)

They'll do a lot of damage to your company before they get found out.

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Re:Jane Street – Our software engineering interviews are cha... by gib444 on Saturday November 14, 2026 @03:25AM (#50495172)

Oh, I was referring to your tine at Boeing

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Re:Jane Street – Our software engineering interviews are cha... by WalterBright on Saturday November 14, 2026 @12:46PM (#50499051)

I've worked for several companies.

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