Karat Backend Engineer interview experience

The whole thing was structured like a short intro, followed by an API design segment, and then a block of data structures and algorithms questions.

What really stuck with me was how tightly the interviewer managed the clock. During the design portion, the question explanation happened fast, and then I had only a few minutes to actually design while I was being constantly nudged with “time remaining” updates. The interviewer also kept emphasizing that once the timer started, every question I asked would cost time. I left feeling like the evaluation of “designing skills” happened in too little