I had a phone call with a recruiter.

It included regular introductory questions, and I received more information about the role.

A link was emailed to me to schedule the next round, which is a coding session with multiple questions or phases.

The recruiter gave me the impression that this would be like a pair programming exercise, but it was not.

You are on your own, but an interviewer will be watching and asking questions as you code.

Each question builds upon the previous one. You will copy your code from a previous question and add to or modify it to solve the current question.

When coding, make sure you are always explaining your thought process so the interviewer does not assume you are cheating.

Splitting and processing strings to produce a desired output.