RejectedTechnical Screen

Two Back-to-Back Phone Screens, Rejected for Pipeline Fit

ChimeSoftware Engineer · Technical Screen · Nov 2025

A recruiter reached out. I looked up the company online and felt the culture seemed okay, so I went ahead and interviewed. The recruiter call was just casual chatting, and we quickly landed on an interview time. I hadn't grinded LeetCode in a long time so I was a little worried, so I scheduled the phone screen slot for two weeks out and started grinding through interview experience posts. In the…

Shared by a candidate · reported Nov 2025. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.