HR Screen, Then a River-Crossing Brainteaser Instead of Coding

I applied for an SDE role on the Switch team. The first round was over Wedex, 30 minutes, with a female HR person. She asked things like where I live and where I'm eligible to work — that kind of question, nothing about my past experience. At the end I asked her how to prepare for the next round. She said this one would be switch-related, so I should probably brush up on some switching fundamenta…

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