Burlington, MA·217 interview reviews·Hard difficulty
Straightforward — just 2 medium leetcode-tagged problems in 45 minutes. Very fast paced though so be aware of time. A few follow-up questions for the interviewer at the end. No behavioral questions.
“Rotate Image - Rotate an N x N matrix by 90 degrees clockwise in-place”
The process was pretty straightforward. It started with an online assessment, followed by a phone screen, and concluded with a final interview round that had two LeetCode medium difficulty problems.
“Design Rate Limiter - Implement an API rate limiting system”
Just one round with 2 LC hards in 45 min. It wasn't too bad at all — if you've done a lot of LC you're gonna be fine. Make sure to check off your approach with the interviewer before you begin implementing.
“Tell me about a time when you had to work with a difficult team member”
Online assessment was difficult, but the final round technical was just 2 leetcode questions. Studying tagged questions and general leetcode helps a lot. Interviewer was friendly and wanted me to succeed.
“Product of Array Except Self - Return an array where each element is the product of all other elements”
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