How is income relevant to the claim interviews are often just as grueling in licensed careers?
Most software developers make <$150,000.[1] The median aerospace engineer makes 99% of the median software developer wage.[2] Probably the median licensed aerospace engineer makes more. The aerospace engineers I know think software interviews are insane. Lawyers and doctors I know think software interviews and their professions' filters are insane. I know nothing about investment banking interviews. But investment banking is known for hazing.
The licensed engineers I know think software interviews are insane.