The recruiter will send you a case study a week in advance. You need to come up with a solution in Java. The case study will be quite complex to understand initially, and I struggled with the design and implementation in Java. As I hadn't finished my solution within the given time, they asked me to complete it in their office during the first hour. It happened on a weekend for me, and there were around 60+ people, possibly for various roles and teams. I somehow managed to complete the coding part for the case study.

The first level interview was directly with the manager. It started with discussions about experience and introductions. The manager interrupted occasionally to make me comfortable and to understand my profile better. Seeing four different jobs with different companies in the last 6+ years, he seemed concerned and asked more questions about it.

When I mentioned that I was expecting work-life balance, as it is a significant concern in my current company, he directly stated that work-life balance wouldn't be good and depends on the team. According to him, it's normal to work extra hours on weekends for two weeks a month, and he asked me to decide then and there, as it would be the same case there. He asked some simple Java questions and wasn't happy with my response, I believe. He didn't bother about the case study.

I was asked to wait for a while and then leave for the day. Based on my experience with this interview process, if you strictly want work-life balance, then don't proceed.

Write Java code on paper to find the 3rd largest element in an array/list.