> that really says more about them than it does about you and may not be a great place to work.

If a really good "tech" engineer ruled out all the places that are bad at interviewing, they would probably be unemployed.

You have to look past bad interviewing practice, to some degree.

> there's still quite a bit of calibration to make sure you land on the other person's side of the street so to speak.

Exactly. But if they try to Leetcode you, you have to decide whether you have any self-respect at all, or you're all just playing house together.