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Software Engineer Interview Experience
Interview process
Pretty standard process. Interviewers were friendly and seemed to enjoy the work culture. The interviews themselves weren't too difficult, mostly standard leetcode questions.
- Recruiter screen
- Phone interview
Interview rounds
2 questions across 2 roundsRecruiter screen
1 questionSpecific questions asked
Phone interview
1 questionSpecific questions asked
Interview tips
The coding rounds all required me to write test cases, and I had to walk through the code by hand as there was no compiler.
Company culture
Everyone enjoyed the work culture and it seemed like good WLB.
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