Alien Dictionary and One Costly Indentation Bug

The problem was Alien Dictionary. I expected the interviewer to ask about my background in detail, but the interview opened directly with a LeetCode problem. I knew how to solve this one, but I could not write it bug-free. I eventually found that I had indented a break statement in the wrong place. I managed to get my own test to pass before the interview ended, but the interviewer's feedback was…

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