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AI-Coding Phone Screen, Rejected After Onsite Coding Round

eBaySoftware Engineer · Onsite · Aug 2026

In June, an HR person reached out about an MTS role, and we talked through some behavioral questions and my project experience. Phone screen: AI coding — basically they give you some code and have you spot design pattern issues (like something not being extensible), or point out a bad data type. On CodeSignal, the AI is really strong and basically does the work for you. You just need to talk thro…

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