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One coding question. It was a very standard process. The interviewer was trying to help, and we communicated a lot. I first thought of a brute-force solution, then came up with the topological sorting solution.

Many interview steps, mainly technical. Algorithms and system questions, LeetCode-like level hard. On-site interviews for the final stages; you can pick the closest office. Overall, you have to study hard to pass all the tests.

Most software engineers do a phone screen first. I had two referrals who recommended me highly, so I skipped the phone screen and went straight to on-site interviews. Five technical interviews in a single day, with a break for lunch. Interviews wer