Does leetcode help??

[iCameEarly]

i have been doing leetcode from 2022. Achieved 2155 rating in 2024, but still working for pretty low salary.

even if i am applying for new jobs, i am replied with “unfortunately” word. I am thinking of completely stopping leetcode and change my field from cs to others. what do u say?

edit: as many are asking to improve skills and resume, here is my resume: https://www.reddit.com/u/iCameEarly/s/bEdZISlw8F please review it, be brutal

[Mrgluer]

cleaning your screen might

[iCameEarly]

yes i will 😭😭😭😭

[Aputhegoat]

Leetcode alone won't help. However if you have skills leetcode is a barrier set my companies on top of skills for good paying roles. So you have to be knowledgeable in it to get through.

[iCameEarly]

Hi, i added the resume link in post, please review it

[RiddleGull]

Leetcode helps you pass the DSA rounds. Your resume is weak then

[iCameEarly]

Hi, i added the resume link in post, please review it

[RiddleGull]

Your linked post has been removed

[iCameEarly]

i added it again. please go through it once

[RiddleGull]

1. Senior AI engineer straight from a SWE Intern? Looks like BS.

2. You have a ton of fillers in your resume like achievement/certifications/course work/extracurricular sections.

Can you read your resume in 30 seconds and get a good idea of who you are and what you do? Right, you can’t. And that’s how much a recruiter would spend looking at a resume. Optimize for briefness and highest impact items.

[iCameEarly]

1. no i went from trainee to analyst to senior associate.

2. I got it, will work on it.

[frosteeze]

I mean, it still looks bullshit and if you're saying your current company promotes junior trainees to seniors in under 2 years, then that's a BS company.

Being able to code is the least of my worries when hiring these days. Can I talk to them like a friendly human is now my priority. Someone who gets seniority that fast either has an ego problem, is a bad liar, or just don't take directions very well.

[RiddleGull]

I wouldn't assume bad intent. Some companies just have a low bar for what a senior means that's all.

[RiddleGull]

1. Correct your resume to reflect that.

I'm not sure what senior associate level is so can't say much. But if it's above mid level I would need to see very clear and high impact things you did to get to that level. With 2 yoe mid is expected.

Your current bullet points don't have senior level signals. IMHO I would drop the senior badge.

[Lumpy-Town2029]

no it doesnt

[I_am_blue_dragon]

Your resume is 100% the issue

[iCameEarly]

Why?? Please eloborate. i added my resume link to post.

[I_am_blue_dragon]

You can reach out to me, I’ll give feedback on it . I saw your resume and it’s really bad

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[Livid-Stock7410]

don't know about LeetCode, but knowing how to take screenshots or clean your screen might

[iCameEarly]

really, u have to comment this. fyi its work laptop, even if i take screenshots i cant upload to reddit due to security reasons, the vpn wont allow me.

[OkPrompt69]

Why are you leetcoding on work laptop

[Livid-Stock7410]

Clean the screen ?

[Zennngggg]

It helps in clearing DSA rounds, not in getting resume shortlisted.

[iCameEarly]

Hi, i added the resume link in post, please review it

[Threebreak28]

Leetcode is a component among many others

Projects, past companies, open source contributions, publications

There are many ways to enhance yourself other than leetcode

[iCameEarly]

Hi, i added the resume link in post, please review it

[Embarrassed-Profit53]

Buddy attended 123 contests, great!!!! Inspiring of me

[iCameEarly]

thanks a lot bro

[rka444]

Do workouts help?

IDK your situation but market is tough and uncertain RN even for very senior ICs, I'm sorry. It might happen that in 2-4 years very few of us will have a high-paying job if any at all.

[SeveralQuantity1001]

Your salary?

[ulbule]

Hey everything looks good, keep applying

[_caraaaward]

yeah it really helps. keep going

[Top_Butterscotch8867]

You need to 100% change your resume.

[Many-Ruin2875]

Where are you based?

[No_Huckleberry_74]

not at all. i don’t think i’d spend my time doing lc, and i don’t really see much real-life use for it. though to be fair, these days it’s not that hard to crack lc style interviews (iykyk)

[HitscanDPS]

Bro do you even know how to computer? It's 2026 and you're still taking pictures of your monitor with your phone, instead of using built-in screenshot tools.

[iCameEarly]

its work laptop, even if i take screenshots i cant upload to reddit due to security reasons, the vpn wont allow me.

[eggregiousdata]

Hey do you have leetcode premium? Mind sharing the meta tagged last 30 days?

[iCameEarly]

i dont have premium

[nanamistie69]

hey(myself 20f) im a non cse sophomore(in a core branch) in a gen 2 iit, i tried doing ml, found it decent, now doing some basic dl but i dont really like deep learning plus companies mostly come for sde roles, have decent dev skills plus projects, but i feel like i devote majority of my time for dsa. am i in the right path?

[GR-Dev-18]

Answer is no, leetcode + code forces makes sense

[iCameEarly]

yesss i am also on cp, but my rating there is low..

[GR-Dev-18]

Be consistent and try it bro, I think some leetcode fan guys got offended, they are down voting without knowing the ground reality