I got hired on at a Fortune 500 company in the early 2000s. One of the reasons I've stuck around (besides the great pay and benefits) is that I've read all the horror stories of leetcode interviews. I have zero interest in participating in that nonsense. One benefit of this is, when I am interviewing people to fill development position, I never do any of that leetcode nonsense.
You should still check out to see if your pay is competitive for your role, level, etc.
Even an awesome environment might be worth moving away from if your pay goes up 50-100%. Especially if you're not super frugal or have expenses due to other reasons.
The problem is I don’t want to move (great house, low mortgage, great area, etc.). There really aren’t any other major companies within 300 miles and all the smaller companies in the area don’t pay anywhere close to what my company pays.
But is it worth doing leetcode? I find I can’t bring myself to do it even if it would guarantee me a FAANG position and probably triple my salary overnight.
But if that tripled salary enables you to do things you love you can't do now and it enables them both today and long term... then it might be worth it :-)
Well you can interview while you have your job and no one needs to be any wiser. You can be sure that at least annually the company is looking to stay lean and mean and right size you if it fits their economic goals for the company.
