The first interview was with a recruiter. I was asked about my previous experience and to briefly describe a challenge I faced at my recent workplace. Salary range and my expected salary were also discussed.

Next was the first live coding interview. I was asked general questions, such as what I do at work, how a browser requests a domain to a server, and different HTTP methods. Then, I was asked to complete an exercise on HackerRank. The task was to determine how long it would take to get people from the airport to home, given N number of taxis.

The next interview focused on code review. Again, I was asked about my work and then given a task to review a JSON API on HackerRank. I was asked to identify as many flaws as possible and to refactor or comment on what I would improve and how.

After that, there was a system design interview. Once more, I was asked about my work and then had to describe how to implement a job scheduling service like Hangfire. The API endpoints and some basic requirements were provided. I began with a high-level design, database data models, and the job processing logic. We then followed up with design changes based on additional requirements, such as a high volume of jobs and multiple service instances.

A few days later, I wrote to Bolt regarding my results and was informed that they decided not to proceed with my application due to lacking expertise. The entire process took about 4 weeks from the first live coding interview, and I had to reschedule one interview. At least I received feedback on areas where my experience was lacking or what was expected of me during the interviews.

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