Instacart Software Engineer interview experience

I solved three out of four—one easy, two mediums, and one medium-hard. After that, I moved into a second round that was a full hour coding interview with an engineer.

The problems weren’t described as “hard,” but they were time consuming. The work involved things like reading files and doing string processing. I also had two follow-up questions, and everything—including the introduction and Q&A—was squeezed into another 45-minute window. What made it stressful was the expectation to discuss how I’d improve performance as I worked. The interviewer also seemed to take time to get up to speed