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I applied online. The process took two months. It was very short. After the self-introduction, I was given a coding question. The question was: given the head of a linked list, find a value greater than its `val` for each `ListNode`, and if no value

The OA was easy at first but got exponentially harder as it progressed. The last question took me 80% of the allotted time. I finished without all tests passing; it was one of the hardest OAs I have ever taken.

This was a normal interview, nothing special. First, I introduced myself, then we proceeded with the interview, and finally, I asked questions. They asked me one hard LeetCode question and one medium question. I attempted both problems but ultimat