I was contacted by a recruiter a year prior to interviewing, but I had already accepted an internship at the time. I reached out to that same recruiter this round and was given a coding challenge. The coding challenge was a HackerRank that you had a week to complete. The problem was interesting and pretty fun to work on. The lack of time pressure allowed me to do it leisurely and use best practices without a huge time constraint.

After submitting, I was quickly brought onsite and went through four 1:1 screens. These screens were different than other experiences I've had because, rather than whiteboarding, you work through a problem and then are expected to implement and run it in a CoderPad-like environment. This was a bit stressful, but overall, I thought it was a fun experience with interesting, relevant problems.

The employees were passionate and bright. Everyone I spoke to was friendly, and I had a generally enjoyable day. The company seemed to be growing fast with ambitious goals.

I decided to accept the offer based on the professional growth opportunity, mentorship from senior engineers, and the culture.

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