Pony.Ai Software Engineer interview experience

Still, the conversation stayed focused on code rather than vibes—almost everything I was asked was technical, which surprised me given how some places lean heavily into behavior talk.

We went through a sequence of standard technical prompts, mostly coding-related, and the whole thing had a straightforward feel. The difficulty landed around average for me, and I didn’t get the sense that the process was trying to “gotcha” me with nontechnical material. Even with the lateness and the awkward video setup, it ultimately felt like a fairly typical algorithm screen where performance mattered most.