Motive Software Engineer interview experience

The format surprised me: there were only four coding questions, but they were described and felt like extremely tough problems—nothing where I could coast on generic practice. I remember needing the kind of preparation that goes beyond basics, and once I cleared that screen with the highest score, I moved on.

After the assessment, I had a technical interview that was also tough. From there, the process continued to a final interview round, but the overall arc was clear: very high difficulty early, then continued rigor in live evaluation. I didn’t end up getting an offer, and the thing that