The interview process began with a 15-minute phone interview with HR, followed by a 1-hour phone technical interview. The phone interview was not difficult, covering basic data structures, multithreading issues, memory hierarchy, and similar topics. The C++ questions were easy, with one trivia stumper. Despite it having been seven years since I last covered these subjects in a class, it was still no problem.

Consequently, I did not study as much as I should have for the on-site interview. The on-site experience was rather the opposite; I encountered math problems, algorithm questions, coding and compiling exercises on a computer, design patterns, and advanced C++ questions. I was underprepared and did not receive an offer.

It appears to be a fantastic work environment; I would not have hesitated to accept an offer.

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