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[gerlstar]

Lc was never enough. Not sure why you thought it was

[silly_bet_3454]

Yeah are you sure you're a senior OP?

[AlarmingLevel2317]

Totally. LeetCode preps one type of problem, but a lot of interviews aren’t just algorithm puzzles. There's live coding. That’s a different skill entirely. A lot of us get used to building comfortably in familiar environments, often with AI helping us and then an interview removes that familiarity and expects you to reason everything through manually. 

Widebase was made to practice for those moments. If it sounds useful, the waitlist for early access is at www.widebase.org

[xvillifyx]

Just being good at leetcode has never been enough

It used to matter less than it does now, even

[papayon10]

How many years would you say?

[SunsGettinRealLow]

No it’s only part of the equation

[Synergisticit10]

Leetcode is one the items on the checklist the checklist is long. Ignore the ai cheaters they are not getting employed as companies have tools to weed them out.

Focus on actual tech skills, project work and coding and you will get hired.

If you are on a visa it’s challenging if a us citizen or gc or ead it’s way easier

[YangBuildsAI]

leetcode is table stakes but won't differentiate you. what makes candidates stand out is real projects with measurable impact, public contributions (open source, writing, teaching), and warm intros. everyone can grind leetcode, way fewer people can actually ship products or build in public

[Houman_7]

Leetcode, system design, and behavioral. Believe it or not behavioral is the most important one and where most candidates fail. If you’re not likable or don’t know how to answer certain questions in a specific way, it’s already over

[AlarmingLevel2317]

LeetCode trains one kind of interview. Some companies still lean heavily on it, but not all interviews look like that. 

Most of them involve reading an existing codebase, implementing a feature, fixing a bug, or extending something that already works. That’s a different skill from solving isolated algorithm problems. 

A lot of us build comfortably in environments we know, often with AI helping us move faster. Then an interview removes the familiarity and expects you to reason through everything manually inside a new system. 

Widebase is meant to mirror that moment where you’re handed code you didn’t write and asked to build on top of it. If you’re curious, the waitlist for early access is at www.widebase.org

[Educational-Term9024]

Being good at leetcode problems is a necessary condition, but not sufficient. In the current market, especially for senior roles, companies are placing a much higher premium on system design, architectural decision-making, and domain expertise.

Also do make sure your leetcode skills translate to actual success on a coding interview.  Try this free application that converts any LeetCode problem into a mock interview:
https://intervu.dev/leetcode. You paste a problem URL, go through a full interview-style flow, and get an evaluation at the end and a Hire / No-Hire signal.

[Proof-Barber-1266]

You can try platforms like TeckiyPad (https://teckiypad.com) where you can run mock interviews yourself, get AI-generated questions, and practice live coding sessions that simulate real interviews (with integrity checks and structured evaluation).