RejectedTechnical Screen

Shopping Cart Versioning, Then Rejected on Tic-Tac-Toe

DecagonSoftware Engineer · Technical Screen · Jul 2026

Round 1 was the shopping cart problem that other interview reports have also mentioned, but part 2 seemed a bit different. You're building a shopping cart for a cooking app. Users can add recipes to their cart. Each recipe has a list of ingredients (e.g., Chicken, Garlic). When the same ingredient appears across multiple recipes, the total count qualifies for bulk discounts. Part 1 was the same a…

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