MrCalico

Really enjoyed reading your thoughts there. Seems accurate for the couple I am familiar with. When you say collapsing infrastructure for the UK, I'd be curious to know what you mean?

Also for moving to the US, I don't know if you have any insight on the easiest pathway, would I be right in saying that getting a job in FAANG+ type company and L1B internal transfer after a year is the easiest way to do it?

Not the guy you responded too, but is there a good way to avoid a time pressure? A limit has to be set as to the time spent per candidate from the company's pov.

I think the fact that leetcode needs to be studied incorporates work ethic/motivation/resilience alongside IQ. Also, at some stage in the interview process you have to interact with people which will expose your social skills/emotional intelligence to some degree.