The process took between 2 to 3 weeks and had 3 rounds:

• First round was a call with the hiring manager to ensure fit for the position.

• Second round was a coding interview where you had to solve two programming problems with some follow-up questions (the problems were typical LeetCode easy to medium).

• Third round was the virtual onsite, which consisted of 5 interviews that could be scheduled in one day or split:

  • 2 Coding interviews: not really LeetCode but more problems emulating real-world scenarios, like implementing a buffer read or parsing logs.
  • 1 System Design interview: where you had to draw the high-level design for a system and explain the choices made.
  • 1 Systems interview: this was more a discussion around a project or platform you worked on, where you had to explain how it works and be able to answer why certain decisions were made (the goal was to assess curiosity to understand how all the parts fit together).
  • 1 Experience & Values Interview: this is a behavioral interview in typical FAANG style; you'd better have a list of scenarios you went through to answer the questions.

The interview process was great. The hiring manager was very friendly and called me multiple times to give advice for next steps or provide feedback. The people who interviewed me were very nice and welcoming; they let me ask all the questions I had and were never pushy. Generally, the process made me feel appreciated and respected, which reflects a great company culture.

For preparation, it's the same as other big tech companies: make sure you have practiced enough LeetCode and are up-to-date in terms of system design.

Coding interview: I got one DFS and one greedy algorithm.