Literally any single person can aspire to be a Software Engineer at a major tech company by studying online, on their own, with resources that are either free or modestly expensive.
I disagree that it is a broken process. I do not want the software world to also start selecting for non-hard-work metrics like who your parents were.
You can work hard at things other than leetcode though, like actual jobs, personal projects, or learning tech in your field (web frameworks, programming languages, whatever).
I disagree that it is a broken process. I do not want the software world to also start selecting for non-hard-work metrics like who your parents were.