> “ True test of competence would be these mistakes don't repeat and that they learn from it, which I'm pretty sure they would.”
Which begs the question why test engineers with leetcode trivia bullshit. You are yourself emphasizing why their interview process (and they are just one of many offenders) is so bananas inappropriate.
One single bug is why their process is bananas inappropriate? I really hope all of your code is perfect every single time to be acting so high and mighty.
You’re describing the attitude Facebook takes towards candidates, not the attitude I take towards anything.
Candidates should be saying to Facebook, “ I really hope all of your code is perfect every single time to be acting so high and mighty” and absolutely making a huge deal out of a case like this when it isn’t.