I have been practicing a lot on leetcode and taking part in their contests. I reached a rating of 2100 recently, is this good enough to pass most/all tech coding interviews ?

At what point does IQ start dominating your rating ? Example, it might be possible to get to say expert, and beyond that you really need a higher IQ to get past. Is there a point after which IQ dominates ? I refuse to believe that you can get to say grandmaster just by 'hard work'.

I am rated 2100 on leetcode, but still can't solve all OAs. They are very difficult. Are OAs much more difficult than other interview rounds, and if so how to get better ?

I have a couple of questions :

1. What does this rating approximately convert to on codeforces ?

2. I am able to solve Q4 on leetcode contests about ~ 25% of the time, I would like to increase it to 80%, should I switch to solving codeforces questions to make this happen ?

Leetcode rating : 2100

Questions solved : 1090/168E/743M/179H

Should I do more leetcode or start interviewing ?

Saved 2M USD over last 7 years by a lucky US stock market run and saving a large percentage of salary. Thinking about moving back to India now, is 2M enough for fat fire in tier 1 cities in India ? Planning to have a family of 2 kids in the future.

Feeling blessed. Pulled it off by working a high paying W2 job and investing a large portion of what I made over the last 6 years. Portfolio is very simple, made up of VOO/QQQ, with some (~10%) bitcoin exposure.

Thinking about what's next, keep coasting at work or take more risks and start a business maybe.

Feeling blessed. Pulled it off by working a high paying W2 job and investing a large portion of what I made over the last 6 years. Portfolio is very simple, made up of VOO/QQQ, with some (~10%) bitcoin exposure.

Yearly expenses are around 60k so I am technically FIREd if considering 3-4% withdrawal rate.

Thinking about what's next, keep coasting at work or take more risks and start a business maybe.

Curious about this percentage across the industry. People claim the ceiling is very high however I feel the percentage of people hitting it is too low (lower than a normal distribution would suggest).

Is there any point in doing Leetcode hards (other than standard ones like trapping rainwater) ? The range of difficulty in the hards itself is pretty large, making some questions not appropriate for an interview at all. Is grinding LC hards purely a waste of time for interview prep ?

I have been grinding leetcode lately and wondering how much preparation is enough. I hear mixed opinions from people, some say leetcode mediums are enough, and some say hards are must these days. Below are my leetcode stats so far, and I am wondering if I should pull the trigger and start interviewing. The other option is to grind LC for few more months till I get comfortable solving hard problems too.

Leetcode contest rating : 1901 (Knight)

Total questions solved : 956 (138 Easy, 665 Medium, 153 Hard)

Can consistently solve Q1-3 in contests, struggle with Q4s often.

Leetcode contest rating : 1901 (Knight)

Total questions solved : 956 (138 Easy, 665 Medium, 153 Hard)

Can consistently solve Q1-3 in contests, struggle with Q4s often. Should I focus on getting good at Q4 too or is it overkill ?

Currently able to solve most medium problems (google tagged), now wondering how I should proceed. Should I be solving hard tagged google problems from last 6 months ? This list includes some pretty nasty questions, wondering if solving this list is the right approach. This is for US. I keep reading mixed opinions, some say mediums are enough, and some say hards are must.