The process is long, tedious, and even if you are near perfect, it's not enough. I did seven rounds in total. This industry is crazy, and this interview process is simply not worth your time. There was definitely a real job because on the final loop (last two rounds), the team members looked excited to meet me. They both said I could be working with them. Maybe it was because I was nervous throughout every interview lol? Honestly though, wouldn't you be nervous af not knowing what the question is going to be and that any misstep in any interview spells doom?* Round 1: I did 1 take-home Hackerrank Challenge which I passed. Not easy. From what I remember, each part expands upon the last, so make it modular-based code.* Round 2: I did a virtual call with two interviewers and completed the hackerrank coding challenge in which I got perfect in all three parts after running the tests. I was surprised because this is such a rarity for me. Usually, a few tests fail. Looks like all that leetcode grinding has helped.This led to the final loop where there are five rounds:* Final Loop Round 1: Talk with the manager. Standard questions.* Final Loop Round 2: API integration round. You use your own IDE. I chose VSC. Do not have autocomplete on. For all I know, maybe that's what screwed me. This had four parts in total. It is extremely difficult to do within the allocated time. I completed part 1 and part 2. I didn't get to part 3. Part 2 had a lot to take in. Maybe this is what led to my downfall? If I had more time, I would have started part 3. Not to scare anyone, but the API integration round strongly needs you to immediately understand what you need to do and execute it without mistakes. Without the normal friction that might occur as you're writing code, such as a typo, unintentional bug, or a slight misunderstanding. If you experience any of that, it's over.* Final Loop Round 3: Bug bash. Also, I got to use my own IDE. You need to have your IDE ready to step through code. The fixes are just one-liners. Two parts. The first part was relatively easy. The second I actually managed to guess and get right. Maybe because I guessed it was not enough? I legit didn't understand the context of the question. It was a repo I had to download. I legit didn't understand the MIME types and stuff like that.* Final Loop Round 4: System design. Three parts. Data model part, pseudo code part, and then you draw the frontend part (i.e., success, fail, and error states). I thought I did pretty well here too.* Final Loop Round 5: AI round. Do not trust the AI, and obviously, don't get it to do everything. I got good feedback here for my approach. I got to part 3 here.

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