Although I have interviewed with many challenging companies in my 18 years of experience, this one was soul-crushing. I have been down-leveled twice in the 7 rounds, and the feedback didn’t seem fair. It almost felt like interviewers were trying to poke holes in my responses and focusing on negatives. I think most interviews, except 1, went well, and I was taken aback by the negative feedback. Also, despite having passed all rounds, the hiring committee decided not to go ahead because of the feedback.

Your mileage may vary, but in general, the salary promised by recruiters before the first round is probably not what you will get. They would down-level. After 7 hours of total interview time and weeks of preparation, I was rejected, which made me feel depressed and shook my confidence. It may be due to current job market conditions, but fair warning: don’t interview just by looking at the salary package.

Snake game and algorithmic question.