I wish interviews were like this, instead most I've found are either trying to read the interviewer's mind on how to approach a vague situation and answer the way they want or have to reimplenent a full library in 30 min without any resource available that normally you'd look up, solve in minutes and move on.
I wish more took your path and literally just tested for actual industry experience: general architecture, asking questions when the situation is unclear and explaining unexpected/interesting findings from a previous project. And anyway, if they end up actually being a fraud, get rid of them after the initial probation time is up.
I wish interviews were like this, instead most I've found are either trying to read the interviewer's mind on how to approach a vague situation and answer the way they want or have to reimplenent a full library in 30 min without any resource available that normally you'd look up, solve in minutes and move on.
I wish more took your path and literally just tested for actual industry experience: general architecture, asking questions when the situation is unclear and explaining unexpected/interesting findings from a previous project. And anyway, if they end up actually being a fraud, get rid of them after the initial probation time is up.