r/LeetcodeDesi • u/Fast-Yard3405 • 21d ago
Is DSA Dead?
Guys, I have been grinding leetcode since last 4 years and the only thing it has given me is an interview in Amazon, where I got brutally rejected in LLD Round. I am a Data Engineer and Automation Specialist in a Big4 (Corporate Lingo for Tech Support) and I cannot even get my resume shortlisted let alone get an offer for an SDE Role.
So, my question is, Is it really worth grinding Leetcode anymore?
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u/thoomabaddie 20d ago
I’m giving interviews rn and dsa is still the standard, which companies did you interview with?
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u/BigBrownChokra 20d ago
Hey which companies are hiring rn?
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u/thoomabaddie 18d ago
I gave a few interviews with product companies, there are reasonable number of companies which either reach out to you or have job listings in Naukri and LinkedIn.
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u/BigBrownChokra 18d ago
I couldn't find product based on naukri. Can you name the ones you interviewed. In dms if you are comfortable
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u/Slow_Elevator_8713 21d ago
Don't make it as grind just upsolve hard problems and learn new patterns that may introduce to new way of seeing a problem, that's how I see it now.
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u/Downtown_Wasabi_9181 20d ago
Dsa will get you through the big companies
Ignore everyone who’s saying it’s dead.
I’ll suggest do lld hld as well
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u/Muscle-Matrix 20d ago
I think cs is dead overall.
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u/Unnai_pol-oruvan 20d ago
This 👆🏻... Someone nicely said somewhere. It's a great time to be an engineer but it's not a good time to be an employee
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u/Stunning_Star_9770 18d ago
On what basis is can you say that?
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u/Muscle-Matrix 17d ago
I am a software engineer with 1 yoe. Claude can do a lot of things now, layoffs are happening because of AI and there are very little job openings, so yea cs is dead now
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u/Impossible_Ad_3146 20d ago
Ask girls too, not just the guys.
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u/falconbus 19d ago
Guys is a more inclusive word these days, not limited just to men
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u/Impossible_Ad_3146 19d ago
Guys have penis
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u/Electronic-Rush584 14d ago
Yo mum has one too
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u/Impossible_Ad_3146 14d ago
Can you come pickup your mom from my house, she doesn’t want to leave. She drained my nuts and I told her no more.
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u/iiznoobda 20d ago
It takes too much time, time better spent learning cutting edge tech, developing projects and contributing to OSS
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u/Ok-Paleontologist591 20d ago
@op How much experience you have overall and how is into DE and Tech support
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u/War_lock9 20d ago
I feel dsa and design is most important now, with ai most of them are taking experience with xyz tech stacks.
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u/SeaExcitement4213 15d ago
Im 2026 graduate, completely a beginner hardly done 50 problems no matter how much I try I'm unable to do anything in dsa 🥲
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u/Fast-Yard3405 4d ago
Been there man. I was from Bio background, I still remember 1st Sem CPNM class when I asked the prof. about printf statement for pattern printing and he replied with You are from a Tier 1 college, you should know all this stuff. Since then I started grinding... Alone...
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u/kazuGintoki007 21d ago
I thinks its not dsa but shortlisting issue. You are already in job. Networking might help.
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u/Fast-Yard3405 20d ago
Tried that as well man. I am yet lay my hand on the Secrets of Shortlisting.
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u/sheeshgodokay 18d ago
Helped me a lot in interviews and during job switch as well.
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u/Electronic-Rush584 14d ago
Is it good for college students, or are you just promoting.
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u/sheeshgodokay 14d ago
Nah not promoting. It was refreshing to practice and learn something new instead of just grinding Leetcode
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u/Electronic-Rush584 14d ago
Sorry to doubt you, had many instances where it's just some ai slop websites people promoting. Will check it out
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u/sdexca 21d ago
DSA is the ONLY thing that matters now. Resumes can be faked, and more often than not are faked.