You&#x27;re exactly right.  If you get some dork that wants you to code during an interview then walk out immediately.<p>That&#x27;s not how the real world works.<p>That said, as a senior software engineer, you should be able to get on a whiteboard and brainstorm and defend some architectural designs.<p>Even then, it&#x27;s so much more important that you&#x27;re all on the &quot;same page&quot; and can collaborate on problem solving, rather than they hoping your freaking Richard Feynman and will solve cold fusion for them