RejectedTechnical Screen

Phone Screen Rejected After a File System Question Ran Over Time

PerplexitySoftware Engineer · Technical Screen · Oct 2026

This was a question already reported on the forum: a file system problem. I got through the first two parts basically on the first try. The interesting thing was that the interviewer kept interrupting me while I was writing, asking what this function does and why I wrote it that way. I said it would be clear once I finished writing. When I was done I walked him through it with an example, and he…

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