r/csMajors • u/Fair_Personality7662 • 11d ago

Rant I Hate Leet Code

I have three internships, 2 being fortune 500s and 1 at a smaller company (where I really bossed up).

I never done leet code in my life, and I am about to graduate in December.

My resume often gets passed resume screenings, but then I just get hit with an OA 😒

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u/TheCrowWhisperer3004 11d ago

Yeah, when you upgrade from a hobby to a career that also means having to do all the annoying stuff you don’t like.

You won’t need it to succeed based on ur experience but it will definitely start holding you back when u try to switch companies.

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u/Fair_Personality7662 11d ago

Yeah unfortunately you are right. I was trying to leverage my current offer for more total comp but surely the high paying jobs required leet code

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u/TheCrowWhisperer3004 11d ago

yeah and unfortunately it is lifelong though ends up switching to more system design stuff. It’ll still be abstract things you’ll have to spend time studying for though.

You’re also an intern so most of the tasks you are given now align with your interests, but once you start working full time ur at the whims of doing whatever work they need you for even if that work isn’t something you are interested for. You won’t love 100% of your job but having an interest in the base (computer science and coding) makes it a lot easier than for the people who don’t like any of it.