The interview process was standard for Silicon Valley companies, including TPS, a panel with algorithms and data structures, architecture, system design, behavioral questions, team fit, and a coding challenge at the end. As with any other company requiring this many interviews, the process was tiring. Although the questions were nothing unusual, I felt it requires exclusive preparation for the interview process. What I mean is that if you apply without preparing, there is little chance of passing, as the knowledge required for these interviews is rarely present in your day-to-day job with enough frequency to solve the problems in the provided time.

The interviewers were kind and professional. They helped me feel comfortable and conduct the interview in a good way, even though the whole process was online due to COVID restrictions. The only part I didn't like much was the coding challenge. I think it could have been more specific about what it was asking, clearly aligning expectations to avoid confusion. I also wish the recruiters were a little less invasive with questions regarding other companies I might be in contact with.

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