Got to the technical screen interview and was asked to write code for a problem which could be solved with a graph traversal algorithm. Attempted to do what was asked but the interviewer kept interrupting and asking the same questions over and over, obviously trying to steer me to a specific solution in mind (which I believed to be incorrect, and explained why.) Interviewer finally got frustrated and told me to "get it through my head" that their solution was the right one. Bizarre experience.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Route in Mar 2024
Interview
1. Hiring manager talk
2. Coding interview (leetcode medium bfs)
3. System design (past project discussion with an engineering manager)
4. Director call (cultural fit)
Feedback was good, but no hire. Cause they were only hiring for one person.
Basic DSA questions and a coding challenge. I was not able to complete the challenge. I asked the interviewer how they would approach the problem afterward and first, they laughed, and then very vaguely explained an approach. I'm not sure they even knew how to solve the problem, so any advice given when I was stuck seemed to be more harmful than helpful.
I may have just gotten a bad draw because the recruiter was very helpful and responsive.
