Postman Software Engineer interview experience

The problem itself felt fairly abstract, but what stood out was the emphasis on requirements comprehension before writing any code. I spent close to 25 minutes clarifying what was expected and making sure I understood the goal and constraints.

From there, the rest of the time went toward coding, with the round designed around using that earlier understanding to drive implementation. The overall loop I experienced was basically the AI coding round plus a system design round.

The difficulty felt more tied to how well I could interpret requirements than to whether I could solve a tricky