Nielsen Full Stack Engineer interview experience

It was difficult in the way it tested how much technical surface area I’d covered rather than focusing only on the core stuff I use daily.

After that, the process moved into a more standard set of rounds where the first two were technical and the last was focused on HR. By the time it reached the later stage, it didn’t feel like I’d been able to compensate for how narrow the screening seemed—my performance didn’t carry me through.

I didn’t get the offer, and the main reflection I have is that the early screening really set expectations around breadth, and missing that expectation was hard