Allow me to pile on here for perspective, in hopes there might be people who hire people on here who can take this into account...
A few years ago I was hiring for a non-coding role with a company that pops up here on HN periodically. The interview was entirely leetcode. I completely blew it because I was so flummoxed that this was how they were interviewing for the role. I tried asking some non-code related questions about the role and company and was shut down from even being able to ask - it was clear their expectation was that the interview process was a one-way street.
It wasn't the straw that broke the camel's back, but it was a chain of things that led me to finally conclude it was time to move on in my career. That is, jumping through these kinds of interviews might have been something I'd do at 20-something, but at 40-something I've got other options and am not willing to put up with it. The hiring process in the software industry is completely broken in how it assesses talent.
A few years ago I was hiring for a non-coding role with a company that pops up here on HN periodically. The interview was entirely leetcode. I completely blew it because I was so flummoxed that this was how they were interviewing for the role. I tried asking some non-code related questions about the role and company and was shut down from even being able to ask - it was clear their expectation was that the interview process was a one-way street.
It wasn't the straw that broke the camel's back, but it was a chain of things that led me to finally conclude it was time to move on in my career. That is, jumping through these kinds of interviews might have been something I'd do at 20-something, but at 40-something I've got other options and am not willing to put up with it. The hiring process in the software industry is completely broken in how it assesses talent.