Their recruiter sent me a message with a code challenge link to a platform called "HackerRank".

I was supposed to solve a "find contiguous sub-array" problem in 60 minutes. I managed to pass 7 out of the 10 test scenarios in less than 60 minutes, so I decided to submit it as is.

Two days later, I received an automatic message from HackerRank stating that I didn't meet the job requirements. I replied to the email with the recruiter in copy, but they did not reply.

After one week, I sent another email asking for feedback to understand what could be improved.

I received a response like, "All I received from HackerRank is that you didn't get a high enough score to pass the test. Sorry mate, good luck on your job search!"

Are you guys really basing your recruitment process on "scores" from a 60-minute puzzle? That is so 80s. I thought at least I would have received more serious feedback or another round of discussion, so other aspects of my experience could be analyzed.

That hiring process is so broken that if I had already solved this very problem before, you wouldn't even notice, and I would pass with a maximum score. That is pointless.

Solve a pointless, puzzle-ish algorithm in 60 minutes on HackerRank.