Coding Interviews are Becoming a Joke

A Reddit user shared that after spending three months in the free pool with no projects, he began job hunting, only to find that every Java backend role required over four years of experience. Meanwhile, at his current company, Wipro, he was required to take unproctored competency tests. Despite the challenge, he was able to complete these tests successfully using online resources. However, during his final proctored test, he confronted an unfamiliar IDE which lacked the code-completion features of IntelliSense. To tackle the problem, he used his local integrated development environment (IDE) before submitting the test. Days later, HR accused him of malpractice. Despite his detailed explaination on the matter, they refused to reconsider their decision and forced him to resign immediatel