monday Software Engineer interview experience

The task was centered on simulating push notifications to other team members, and I had to implement the functions, run it, and validate the output with dummy input.

After that, I had another coding round that also focused on notifications, specifically preventing duplicate notifications from being sent to subscribers. I got the working logic in place with a straightforward approach, but I didn’t manage to explore the optimal direction because the interview began with a longer introductory conversation. I thought my baseline solution matched the core requirements, and when complexity came up