Eightfold Software Engineer interview experience

I felt like I could explain the overall approach and the key components, but the interview still required me to produce fully working code within the time limit. I couldn’t finish enough of the implementation in time, so even though my reasoning was coherent, the evaluation expectation seemed tied to having a runnable end result.

The vibe was straightforward and a little unforgiving: I talked through what I would build, but the clock kept shrinking the gap between explanation and completion. When I didn’t land the complete, runnable code, I didn’t progress to the next round. Walking out, I