Oscar Health Software Engineer interview experience

I had to solve two difficult problems: one about finding the largest sub-matrix containing ones using dynamic programming, and another involving an earliest deadline first algorithm. After I passed that, I was scheduled for a 45-minute phone interview focused on a regex-type problem.

That regex interview was where I felt most thrown off. The interviewer was vague about what kind of answer they expected, and the call felt disorganized. Even though I was working toward a solution, I didn’t have a clear target for what “good” looked like. Once I cleared that, I was slated for an in-person final