Process
Two phone interviews were conducted. I did not make it past the second.
Neither question asked was particularly difficult.
The first was about string manipulation, and the second involved the Fibonacci sequence.
Both interviewers were helpful, and I thought I performed well, though evidently not as well as some of my peers.
Ensure to analyze runtime and run through test cases.
Questions
I signed an NDA, so I can't discuss the details. However, the first phone interview focused on string manipulation, and the second involved the Fibonacci sequence.
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