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Was avoiding system design study and accidentally became better at coding interviews

Reddit SWE
Jul 2025 Question

Was asked 2 hard LC in a 45 minute onsite

Reddit SWE
Sep 2024 Question

I just got asked LC hard with 10 mins left in 1st round interview

Reddit SWE San Francisco
May 2021 Question

I Was a Director at Amex When They Started Replacing Us With $30K Workers

Reddit SWE Gurgaon
Feb 2026 Experience

Was my interview cut short? I think I did horrible and feel bad about it now.

Reddit SWE
Mar 2026 Experience

Was This A Bad Thank You After The Interview Email?

Reddit SWE
Apr 2026 Experience

Was interviewed for a "fake job

Reddit SWE Remote
Mar 2026 Experience

Was asked for references after final round but haven’t heard anything since.

Reddit SWE
Apr 2026 Experience

No contact after email asking to setup a phone screen?

Reddit SWE
Mar 2026 Experience

Was asked if I was married and/or had kids

Reddit SWE
Apr 2026 Experience

A m a z o n is cheap

Reddit SWE
Mar 2025 Experience

Was I delusional to ask for $130k? New grad offer in Chicago is $62k.

Reddit SRE Chicago
Sep 2025 Experience

I make 18 an hour. Was it too much to ask for 60K a year ? The rectruiter laughed

Reddit SWE Canada
Sep 2025 Experience

Was told to email with any follow up questions by interviewer--

Reddit SWE
Nov 2025 Experience

Was told they’ll get back to me ASAP as they’re still working through interviews but then reposted the role?

Reddit SWE
Apr 2025 Experience

Was told I would be receiving an invite to 3rd round with regional manager… ghosted instead

Reddit SWE
Aug 2025 Experience

Was using “you guys” in an interview such a big deal?

Reddit SWE
Oct 2024 Experience

Was told I wasted a hiring managers time for rejecting a job offer

Reddit SWE
Mar 2024 Experience

Was given verbal offer for a new job, but the new employer expects me to quit my current job before they issue me an offer letter.

Reddit SWE
May 2024 Experience

Was asked “do you have kids”

Reddit SWE Canada
Apr 2024 Experience

Was offered job, then they wanted a third interview

Reddit SWE USA
May 2024 Experience

Was I rude with Hiring manager interview?

Reddit SWE
Mar 2024 Experience

Was told I did very well on all of my technical phone and onsite interviews, but to wait a few weeks while they interview others. What is the correct response to this?

Reddit SWE Bay Area
Mar 2017 Experience