Interviewing for Performance: Is the Leetcode Craze Worth It?
The practice of interviewing potential employees has long been a part of the hiring process. In recent years, however, there has been an influx of “this is how you hire” posts that focus on Leetcode-style interviews, popularized by companies such as Google. But are these posts really worth their weight? Can the interview process really lead to high performance hires? To answer this question, it’s important to first define what “high performance” means. Is it making economically valuable contributions? Or getting good performance reviews? Or simply being good at writing software? Unfortunately, all three metrics have underlying issues that make them unreliable for judging engineering talent.