Front Software Engineer interview experience

After that, I went into a coding round that the recruiter had described as being more algorithms and LeetCode-style questions. What I walked into didn’t match that framing.

Instead, it turned into a real-world style problem that felt like a simulation of their messaging system. On top of that, there was a miscommunication about preferred language: I had mentioned one language, but the interviewer seemed prepared for something else. That created unnecessary friction while I was trying to solve the task, and it made the round feel less about the underlying skills and more about whether I