Oscar Health Software Engineer interview experience

The recruiter process and product demo didn’t match the level of engineering culture I expected—there were a lot of errors and buggy features shown, and the more I interacted with engineers, the more that gap felt obvious.

I was told the bar was very high and it seemed less about broader experience and more about how closely I could meet their expectations. The interview process required me to perform really well, like remembering solutions from coding tests, and I felt like there was little focus on my skills or other qualities beyond looking for minor points to reject me. The overall vibe