How it went
The interview began with a discussion about the candidate's background and a deep dive into a specific project from their resume. The technical portion involved a coding challenge where the candidate had to implement a solution to read a specific number of bytes from a file using a provided API, managing buffered data for subsequent calls. The candidate successfully addressed edge cases and was then asked follow-up questions regarding API error handling, retries, and data streaming.
What came up
A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.
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