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System Design, Two Coding Rounds, and a PIP I Didn't Mention to the Recruiter

CoinbaseSoftware Engineer · Onsite · Jul 2025

HR: Basically just chatted about my general situation. But I didn't tell the recruiter that I'm no longer at Amazon — over the last year and a half I wasn't very proactive at my previous company, and I didn't really listen to my manager, and I got PIP'd in May. (Should I be more upfront with the recruiter about this? If I actually get an offer, will the company find out during the background chec…

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