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…industry Leetcode convention oughta be on one of those workplace lists on GitHub (like this one: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards ) for applicants who want to go through a more interesting process.

comment by Apocryphon · 2025-09-13 · in Many hard LeetCode problems are easy constraint problems

Here is an allowlist: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by dothack · 2024-10-12 · in In Defense of LeetCode Interviews

…The take home exercise/work sample companies are out there. Here’s a list I helped contribute to. https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by 1123581321 · 2024-07-19 · in Panic at the Job Market

…interviews [1] or at the very least let it be known ahead of time that you get stage fright. [1] https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by toastercat · 2024-07-02 · in Google rejected me and now I'm building a search engine

https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by PsylentKnight · 2024-02-12 · in I applied for a software role at FedEx and was asked to take a personality test

https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by swifthesitation · 2024-02-08 · in How to hire low experience, high potential people

…interview system. If it weren't broken, this would not be a 7-year conversation updated yesterday: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by davidthewatson · 2024-02-01 · in Testing how hard it is to cheat with ChatGPT in interviews

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story by ogaistan · 2024-01-18 · 1 comment

You might find this helpful https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by conor- · 2023-08-17 · in Getting a job at Apple without going to college or doing LeetCode

Maybe you'll find this useful, I think I saw it elsewhere in this thread and bookmarked it https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by ShredKazoo · 2023-03-07 · in How to hire engineering talent without the BS

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story by DeathArrow · 2023-03-06 · 1 comment

…to choose A. If you can't hack that, go with B. Here's a list, which may or may not be up to date: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards The absolute first priority should be to be employed, and earn money to support…

comment by TrackerFF · 2023-01-07

…experience and aptitude as an engineer. Here's a list of shops where you might find more success: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by zamalek · 2022-12-06 · in Ask HN: How is the job search coming along for people who got laid off?

…then I realized there are more than a few companies that don't use this method for interviewing. https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards I'm not saying you have to use this list tho, just making a point.

comment by ineedausername · 2022-12-05 · in Ask HN: Feeling stuck as an engineering manager

I am not sure if the list below helps. https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by 0x54MUR41 · 2022-11-23 · in Ask HN: What tech companies don't use Leetcode-style interview questions?

Here's a list: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by jonny_eh · 2022-07-13 · in Ask HN: Has any one successfully pivoted away from tech?

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story by memorable · 2022-07-09 · 0 comments

…that don't require that, there's at least Stripe, famously, and surely more from this list: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by Apocryphon · 2022-06-04 · in Coinbase is rescinding already-accepted job offers

…questions when they're asked, and instead convince companies to accept code samples? There is https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards , but there aren't many larger companies on the list

comment by jlund-molfese · 2022-06-04 · in Coinbase is rescinding already-accepted job offers

You don't need to completely avoid SV-style companies as some people recommend. Check out: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards .

comment by eatonphil · 2022-05-20 · in Ask HN: What to do about ‘Good at programming Bad at Leetcode’

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story by alexfromapex · 2022-05-19 · 0 comments

…don't. You're better than that. Here's a list of companies who don't participate in this bullshit: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards At my current gig I was hired at staff level in Nov. 190k (please, let's normalize…

comment by zamalek · 2022-03-11 · in Ask HN: Is your company considering inflation in this year's comp review cycle?

https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards might be a good resource

comment by dacur · 2022-03-07 · in Ask HN: Are there “regular” SWE jobs that pay $200k+?

If you want to dodge leetcode interviews, consider https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by dschuessler · 2022-03-02 · in Ask HN: How to get back into engineering?

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story by cercatrova · 2022-02-23 · 0 comments

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story by cercatrova · 2022-02-23 · 0 comments

…having done so, it is relatively easy to get jobs making into the six figures. Hope this helps. https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by cercatrova · 2022-02-17 · in Despite rising wages, 61% of Americans are still living paycheck to paycheck

…that lists their technical interview processes (take-home project, live coding exercise, etc). [1] https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by mdm12 · 2022-01-27 · in Poll: Is the leetcode grind necessary to land a high paying remote job?

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List of companies hiring without whiteboards

story by Akcium · 2022-01-13 · 0 comments

I recently came across this list which might be useful: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by vghaisas · 2022-01-13 · in I think I know why you can't hire engineers right now

…https://airtable.com/shr5TdnpVYVTpeRrN/tbluCbToxQ2knSLhh Similar to the first link, as a github repo: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards Information related to companies, their culture/values, and hiring process:…

comment by ncfausti · 2022-01-05 · in Leetcode has taught me that I'm a bad engineer

…rare times that candidates have some semblance of power in the hiring process. You should check out https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards , which is a list of companies that don’t use LeetCode in their interview process. An…

comment by jnguyen64 · 2022-01-05 · in Leetcode has taught me that I'm a bad engineer

…of LeetCode interviews. Self promo disclaimer: I started a job board that's pulling from the https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards repo and lets you filter companies by their interview process, while also showing the…

comment by jnguyen64 · 2021-12-07 · in Ask HN: Has interviewing changed or is it still a nightmare?

https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by seanp2k2 · 2021-06-14 · in “Great resignation” wave coming for companies

There's also curated list here: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by shime · 2021-05-28 · in Ask HN: Did preparing for LeetCode type of interviews improve your skills?

…well updated it is anymore, but I remember this juicy list floating around HN a couple years ago. https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by honkdaddy · 2021-04-30 · in Avoiding Leetcode Anxiety

Here’s a good place to start: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by MontyCarloHall · 2021-02-18 · in Ask HN: Is it crazy that software developers have to study for interviews?

Also https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by digianarchist · 2021-01-07 · in Facebook senior software engineer interview

Similar collection of jobs: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by pk78 · 2021-01-01 · in Show HN: I made a job board that doesn't allow HackerRank tests

You mean something like this? https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by kyawzazaw · 2020-12-04 · in “I've had to relearn coding to get through the new interviews”

A list is good idea. Here's one of the main lists. https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards This site would basically be the same list - with the added goal of explicitly filtering employees and employers who want to hire this…

comment by abj · 2020-12-04 · in “I've had to relearn coding to get through the new interviews”

There is this list of companies that don't use Leetcode questions as a filter: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards I have also found that startups tend to be more lenient. Perhaps look at angel.co/jobs,…

comment by mikro · 2020-11-06 · in Ask HN: How do you stay sane during a floundering job search?

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Ask HN: What do companies WITHOUT a whiteboard interview ask?

story by xokr8s · 2020-10-09 · 12 comments

https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by emosenkis · 2020-09-13 · in Ask HN: Should I quit the field of software development?

Yesterday I found this list: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards Although not exactly what you are asking, this interview behavior could be a reflection of internal values.

comment by O_H_E · 2020-08-21 · in Ask HN: How to find high quality workplaces for developers?

https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by digianarchist · 2020-08-16 · in A guide to learning algorithms through LeetCode

Totally agree. There are a lot of companies that are trying to improve this: https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards .

comment by bonobo886 · 2020-08-03 · in Getting Back into Interviewing Shape

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story by kipply · 2020-07-28 · 450 comments

…practicing them when they could be building real-world skills. This practice has got to stop, IMO. https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards

comment by gavinray · 2020-02-22 · in Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering interviews”

…but stick with it, especially since you enjoy building things. There's an enormous github repo < https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards> dedicated to highlighting companies that don't do "whiteboarding", which means "the…

comment by auslegung · 2019-10-13 · in Ask HN: I can’t pass tech screens, Should I change careers?