I’ve noticed that interviews at many top companies now seem much more focused on hard DSA problems compared to before. Earlier it used to be a mix of medium and hard questions, but now even fresher interviews often feel heavily hard-level focused.

I understand companies want strong problem-solving skills, but sometimes it feels closer to competitive programming than actual software engineering.

For people who recently interviewed:

Are you also seeing this trend?
Are mediums no longer enough for preparation?