The phone screening was enjoyable, short, and casual.

The coding challenge in the second interview step was easy but high pressure.

No "hints" were given to me, at least, nor clarity on what the interviewer was looking for in an answer.

I answered both coding challenge questions correctly but was told to perform them again in a specific way the interviewer knew well.

It seems the interviewer didn't know Python very well because they wanted me to answer the DSA questions Java-style.

I was half-passed and told my interview would continue next year, which is good but not a full pass.

I never got to systems design... yet.

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