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Easy to medium LeetCode questions. A very short amount of time is given, so if you have seen a similar question before, you have a higher chance of succeeding. Must walk through test scenarios and explain every step.

This was a normal LeetCode medium problem, solved in 40 minutes. I encountered merging schedules and a peculiar variation of inverting a binary tree that required BFS. The interviewer was very reserved and offered few hints. They expected the comp

Full loop typical of a "regular" Software Engineer role. 45 minutes: One easy, one medium LeetCode-style question, just for screening. Then on to the rest of the interview loop.