I connected with a recruiter via email, who circulated my resume among a few teams. One of the teams contacted me for a technical interview within hours, and I interviewed a few days later.

The interviewer asked me to build a basic implementation of a data structure using OOP principles in Java. Afterwards, they asked me a number manipulation question using that data structure, then presented an easy/medium LeetCode-style problem, and another data structure question. I thought I did decently, but not perfectly. We didn’t spend too much time coding the answers out, as the interviewer preferred verbal communication about my thought processes.

The recruiter informed me that I had moved to the final round, where I interviewed with my potential manager. I was asked to go into technical depth about my projects, and we had a great conversation about goals and fit. We got along very well, so I had a good feeling about landing the job. I received the offer a few days later.

I signed an NDA, so I can’t disclose specifics, but a solid understanding of underlying data structure implementations, as well as string, array, and matrix manipulation, seemed to be emphasized the most.