I also think that asking algorithmic coding challenges make no sense for most companies. Facebook, Google and other tech giants are you using algorithmic interviews because everything they do is at scale. However, this is not true for most companies.<p>What I usually do, when I assess software engineers, is checking if they are using good variable names and short functions.<p>Btw.: I am a technical recruiter from Zürich with a software engineering background.  If you look for a coding job in Zürich with net-salaries that are on par with the Bay area (in the range of 7-10k CHF &#x2F; month after tax), you find my email address in my HN-handle.