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I had a very good experience interviewing with them. The interviewer was very professional. Right from the get go I made sure to keep talking out loud (very new for me - havent interviewed in over a decade, but wanted to make sure I sieze every opportunity - so practiced very hard. Even if it feels weird when you're by yourself, please imagine that someone asked you the question and is sitting there listening to you - talk out loud when you're solving your leetcode problems and that should be a very good start) starting with paraphrasing the problem, talking about the constraints, asking questions, thought process, etc. I made sure to pause for a second once I explained where I was going with it to ask "does that sound like the right direction to you?" or something similar. This gives you time to think and also to make sure you dont start typing up something they're not expecting. I heard back from my recruiter within the same day (I left a note to them letting them know that I had completed my screen and asking them to thank the interviewer).

Questions were

  1. Buildings with an ocean view
  2. Add strings - asked a variation

Practice facebook/meta tagged questions religiously. Most people seem to be getting questions from this list.

All the very best to everyone else!

P.S: Think of a few things to ask them at the end - like where your interest truly comes across. Last 5 minutes are decidedly reserved for questions. So it would be good to go in with something you're genuinely curious about.

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