RejectedTechnical Screen

Real-Time Robot-Chase System Design, Then a Rejection with No Feedback

AirwallexSoftware Engineer · Technical Screen · Sep 2026

It was a direct two-round company screen — coding plus system design — and if you pass, the next step is the hiring manager round. The interviewer was based in China, so we could only schedule evening slots. The team is a new one in Seattle building a productivity tool. System Design — a real-time robot-chase mini-game The problem: the player moves around on a 500×500 terrain grid, and different-…

Shared by a candidate · reported Sep 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.