Duolingo Software Engineer interview experience

After that, I landed in an all-day virtual onsite that mixed technical and behavioral parts, which made the day feel like a real assessment rather than a single conversation.

At the onsite, I went through multiple formats in a pretty specific cadence. There was code review work, then pair programming, and there were whiteboard sessions on top of that, plus a systems design interview. I also had an informal chat that included time with a manager/director, and the overall tone throughout was that people were friendly and willing to engage rather than just “gotcha” me.

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