Software Engineer interview at Oscar Insurance: timed unfamiliar pattern

A recruiter contacted me a couple of days after I applied and scheduled a technical round about a week later. I had been warned that the questions would be difficult and tightly timed. That proved accurate: I had 30 minutes for a challenging pattern I had never seen before, got partway through it, and could not finish in the time box. The short window made the experience stressful from the beginn…

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