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by epolanski285 days ago |
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upvoteby john-h-k284 days ago|
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Is this referring to homebrew? On the one hand i get it, but on the other hand reversing a binary tree isn’t some crazy leetcode grind. Most people can figure it out in a few mins and i think its fair to reject someone who can’t
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upvoteby dogleash284 days ago|
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It's not one instance. Most people who have this happen to them don't tweet about it. Every instance could have a "well, you should have ______ better" stapled to it.

Here's another one that I already know exists off the top of my head -- the only thing I have to look up is the tweet url: https://twitter.com/tiangolo/status/1281946592459853830

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upvoteby john-h-k283 days ago|
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I don't think is apple/google. This sounds like the kind of thing small companies do. I would be very surprised if that was FAANG

I am not a fan of leetcode interviews myself, but I don't think the FAANG process is that bad. I am interested in any specific examples of authors of projects being rejected from big-tech companies for a role where they would work on their own thing

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upvoteby wanderer11277 days ago|
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I disagree with it being fair to reject someone who can’t reverse a binary tree. I’ve never had to do it in my 16 year career and it’s easily learned. You could literally teach someone in a few minutes.
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upvoteby epolanski284 days ago|
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No there's nothing fair into rejecting the author of homebrew (but he wasn't alone) to work on homebrew. It's beyond silly.
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upvoteby john-h-k283 days ago|
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He wasn't rejected for a role working on homebrew. He was rejected from google for an unrelated role

> answer by himself: https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-logic-behind-Google-rejectin...

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upvoteby scarface_74284 days ago|
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If you are referring to the author of HomeBrew

https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-logic-behind-Google-rejectin...

He admitted later that Google was probably right for not hiring him.

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upvoteby xaoz278 days ago|
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Well, perhaps not quite :D

> But ultimately, should Google have hired me? Yes, absolutely yes. I am often a dick, I am often difficult, I often don’t know computer science, but. BUT. I make really good things, maybe they aren't perfect, but people really like them. Surely, surely Google could have used that.

But he did add some nuance to the situation

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upvoteby VirusNewbie284 days ago|
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Google and Apple don't have degree requirements, there are many of us working there as engineers without any college, much less a CS degree.
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upvoteby platevoltage284 days ago|
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Can you confidently say that they don't use degrees to rank candidates in any way?
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upvoteby VirusNewbie284 days ago|
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oh, for L3 or entry level, I'm sure they do. But they didn't even ask me about a degree, in fact my boss didn't ask until a year after i'd been working for him.

So yes, there isn't a degree requirement, and for senior+ people, they don't care at all. For lower then that, I can't say, i'm sure it matters more the lower the level.

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upvoteby platevoltage283 days ago|
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but do you have a degree? and if so, was it on your resume. The place where I always got stuck was getting that first call. In the few interviews that I've had, I've done okay. I've moved past the technical interview in every case, although besides my internship, I wasn't given an offer. I was wondering if they use degrees to rank applications.
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upvoteby VirusNewbie283 days ago|
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>but do you have a degree

No degree. I left any mention of college off my resume, and only included the last 12+ years of relevant experience and was able to get an interview. I have also done extensive open source work though, as well.

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upvoteby zerr279 days ago|
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Degree is required for H1B visa applicants.
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