Simply wonderful! I applied on their careers website, and a day later, a recruiter reached out. He patiently told me about the company, its goals, its culture, its expectations, et cetera. I was then scheduled for a phone interview.

Phone Interview: Honestly, I was completely stumped during this interview. It was (probably) a Leetcode Medium String question, but I took a long time to complete it. I could solve it in the end, though! My interviewer was helpful; he encouraged me to start coding a solution when I had something half-formed in my mind, hoping it would give me greater clarity. When I went off track, he listened patiently and nudged me towards the right path. By the end, I was mentally done, but the interviewer was cheerful and encouraged me to ask him questions. I was then moved to onsite.

Onsite: There were two coding rounds, one database round, and one system design round.

• Coding Round 1: This was a Leetcode Easy question.
• Coding Round 2: This was a Leetcode Medium-Hard question.

The interviewers correctly assessed my logical thinking and critical ability with their choice of questions.

• Database Round: This round did not involve writing SQL queries for me, as I informed my recruiter beforehand. However, I was properly quizzed on database concepts.
• System Design Round: This was a really cool question, and I had fun trying to solve it (although I could have done better).

How does the public-private key authentication system work?