The interview process consisted of:

• Initial HR screen
• 60-minute technical phone screen
• 5 virtual on-site interviews (3 coding, 1 system design, 1 hiring manager)

The initial HR and phone screen went well. The interviewer was very considerate.

However, the virtual on-site interviews were a stark contrast. The interviewers appeared to have little interest in conducting the interviews and were very insistent on a specific approach to problem-solving. They frequently interrupted, even though I was explaining my logic at every step. I also felt the team was very disjointed.

It's important to remember that an interview is a two-way gauging process.

1. The first phone round had a verbose question statement. The question could be solved using either DFS or BFS algorithms.

2. Three technical on-site interviews included: a. The most famous LL question on caching. b. A simple binary tree question. c. A Dijkstra's Algorithm-based question. d. Dynamic programming based on strings.

3. System design was typical.