Red Hat Software Engineer interview experience

The overall vibe was relaxed and direct, and the hiring manager focused on how I explained my background rather than trying to trick me.

What followed was another interview that still stayed in that same “clear expectations” lane. It was a 1-on-1 format where the interviewer had some discretion, but the core was algorithm performance and expressing the result in Big-O notation. The question itself wasn’t described as algorithmically brutal, and what mattered most was landing the correct complexity and presenting it clearly. I ended up getting an offer, and the part I remember most was that