I got to the timed technical round. The other reviewers cover the questions well.

I had a positive experience speaking with the recruiter and the initial technical interview with an engineering manager (React questions - review hooks and be able to explain them to a "junior" dev). I thought the person I talked to was awesome.

Next, for the 2 hour timed exercise, be prepared to read a long block of text presenting the problem with the interviewer there. It is a real world problem pertaining to the business.

Personally, I spent too much time understanding the business side of the problem - I don't come from fintech so it was a bit harder to wrap my mind around. If I could do it over I'd treat the exercise more as a coding problem. Also, there is no perfect answer. Try to understand:

• What can you accomplish given the time restriction?
• What will you prioritize and why?

Two hours is not that long. Good luck! This company is organized and I enjoyed my experience which is why it was a bummer to not do well on this round.

Interview 1:

• React and its hooks
• Simple JS code review

Interview 2:

• Comparing JSONs - they are more complex than I was expecting
• Doable, but you'll have to prioritize