Re:Jane Street – Our software engineering interviews are cha...
by WalterBright on Friday November 13, 2026 @09:35PM
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> leetcode doesn't care if you could learn a problem
That's where studying it in advance comes in. Like for any test.
> but it doesn't mean anyone who fails is unqualified to have any software job.
It's pointless to argue absolutes when it comes to anything human. Filters do not have to be perfect to be effective.
For example, if I say "people like ice cream" and the pointless reply is "not everybody likes ice cream".
Re:Jane Street – Our software engineering interviews are cha...
by yasnu5 on Saturday November 14, 2026 @01:35PM
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> If you're willing to go to any college at all, I think you'll find one that will take you, no matter the score.
Indeed, but you're likely to end up a crappy for-profit degree mill that will be more of a negative signal than the positive one you wanted.
If my Googling is correct, you will have chances to retake the strength test. Even if they only give you one try, you know exactly what is tested and can train to the point of near-certainty that you will pass, if your body is capable of it at all. (By contrast, leetcode doesn't care if you could learn a problem, it fails you for not figuring it out on a particular day with a particular interviewer.)
The best jobs can set an arbitrary high bar that loosely correlates with what they want, but it doesn't mean anyone who fails is unqualified to have any software job.