Status: MSCS ASU
Position: Full Stack Engineer at USSF
Location: Remote
Date: May 11, 2023

The interview process and format of each interview, for example:

Techincal Phone Screen (1 hour)
Take Home Assessment
Techincal Interview (1.5 hour)
2nd Tecincal Interview (1 hour)
Result: Waiting for feedback and to schedule the last interview.

The company requested that I complete a take-home assessment, which involved creating a simple React app without any styling. During the subsequent on-camera interview, they asked me to sort some data, code React components, and apply styling to them.

My annoyance peaked during the second on camera interview when they sprung problem LC207 from LeetCode (https://leetcode.com/problems/course-schedule/) on me. The HR representative had assured me that this interview wouldn't be technical, so I hadn't made any special preparations. I hadn't spent any time practicing on LeetCode or brushing up on my data structures and algorithms knowledge, and I felt somewhat blindsided.

This entire process left me feeling frustrated and misled. The lack of clear communication and proper expectations set by the company was disappointing to say the least.