I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks.
It was a technical prescreen interview. I needed to implement a working algorithm for the mid level Leetcode task. I was a bit worried and chose the wrong approach. The interviewer didn't give any hints.
Mid-level LeetCode task. Write the code in Google Docs.
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