Anthropic Software Engineer interview experience

It was four longer problems that felt more straightforward than classic LeetCode, but the test still came with a real time pressure. The prompts were wordy enough that I had to slow down and actually read everything carefully, not just skim for the gist.

I got through three of the four tasks before running into trouble on an edge case. I finished the solutions I submitted, but that one misread part of the problem kept me from completing the last section. The process moved quickly overall—just about three weeks from start to hearing back—and the result was still a rejection.

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