Patreon Software Engineer interview experience

The first coding-style stage was a LeetCode-flavored question where I ended up working through something like nested data—more about reasoning through the problem than memorizing tricks. After that, I got pulled into an onsite-style loop with a mix of implementation and frontend-ish work, where the tasks revolved around building UI behavior tied to a search flow.

From there, the loop shifted into system design and communication-heavy rounds. I remember doing a search-bar type system design discussion, then getting into a manager-level conversation that felt focused on how I thought and how I