athenahealth Software Engineer interview experience

The experience I took away was heavy on permutations and backtracking, with an emphasis on solving algorithmic problems under pressure. Alongside that, there was a conversation-style section where I explained what I’d worked on and walked through the design choices I’d made, including what problems I hit and how I approached the solutions.

Even though I accepted an offer, looking back I was surprised by how far the actual day-to-day work sounded from the interview topics. The interview leaned hard into algorithmic thinking, while the job description I experienced seemed much more centered on