Guidelines Promised Three Rounds, Got Two Algorithm Interviews Instead

The phone screen just asked a few casual questions, then they sent an OA on HackerRank — 3 questions, an hour and a half total. After I finished it I got the interview, and what was pretty ridiculous is that the guidelines they sent and what the actual interview turned out to be were completely different. The intro said 3 rounds: one coding round, one "Advanced problem-solving coding" round, and…

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