BlackRock

Applied to their job opening through LinkedIn. Got contacted by HR a week later asking to schedule a meeting. They questioned me about my experience and decided not to continue with the process because of my limited backend experience.

The interview covered algorithms and theory. It was a very relaxed interview. If you got stuck, the interviewers would jump in to help. Coding was done live via some platform. The algorithm was easy, similar to LeetCode problems.

I applied for a position at BlackRock in early October. A month later, I received an email from the recruiter inviting me to the first interview with the hiring manager, which went well. Another month later, the recruiter contacted me for two back-t