A Grueling Practical-Coding Onsite, Rejected Over 'Coding Notes'

I've failed a bunch of these interviews recently — huge amounts of code, all in the details, barely any algorithms. Not sure if I'm just writing too slowly or what, but it feels like they're hiring an AI. The take-home was the same as one already discussed on the forum — pretty simple, just understand the context, aggregate some data, then filter. The hiring manager round had a bit of a weak red…

Shared by a candidate · reported Aug 2025. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.