Plaid Software Engineer interview experience

I went through an OA that led into a phone interview and then a virtual onsite. In the phone round, my code wasn’t even fully functional by the end, but I still cleared that stage. By the time I got to the onsite, I felt more confident: my code felt solid, and when I talked through my approach I didn’t recall making any mistakes.

Even so, I ended up rejected. The strangest part was the mismatch between how it felt like I was progressing and the final decision. Overall, it left me with the impression that the bar and evaluation weren’t very transparent, and I couldn’t tell what specifically