The interview process began when a recruiter reached out to me, mentioning they could schedule a call with a manager to discuss their work.

I scheduled a time using the provided calendar link, but the manager never called.

I decided to proceed directly to the phone screen, as I was in the process with multiple other companies. I informed them that I had upcoming offers and was on a tight deadline. Despite this, the recruiter took several weeks to coordinate the interview, repeatedly asking for my availability.

The phone screen involved a LeetCode Medium question on CoderPad. The interviewer had joined the company only two to three months prior.

I was able to solve the question quickly and then iterated on it to achieve optimal time complexity. I tested it with multiple test cases, and it performed correctly on CoderPad.

Soon after, I received an automated rejection email stating they would not continue with my application.

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