WASTE OF TIME!!!

The process consisted of a coding + AI question round, followed by a 4-hour-long final round. Most of the time (~3 hours) was spent coding.

They shared the repo in advance, along with 2-3 user stories to work on during the session.

At the start, I explicitly asked if they preferred me to spend more time asking questions or just dive into coding — they said the latter. The stories were fairly straightforward, and I made sure to implement them while leveraging my prior understanding of the repo. I was almost able to complete the AI story to the best of my ability, but the model they provided was poor. It somehow seemed to be my mistake that it was not spitting the right response, although I know prompt engineering.

What surprised me was the feedback afterward. Apparently, I didn't ask "clarifying questions" — which felt ironic given the instructions I received at the start. Another point was that I didn't discuss the architecture — something that never even came up during the entire session.

Honestly, the whole experience left me feeling like my time and effort weren't valued. Not every interview process is a fit for everyone, but this one left me scratching my head.

Just sharing this in case it helps someone else manage their expectations!

They will give you user stories to implement.

Generic AI questions; they do prompt engineering, nothing fancy.