Reddit Software Engineer interview experience

I remember feeling confident coming in.

The onsite, though, was one of the most frustrating interview experiences I’ve had. The first onsite interviewer barely seemed engaged, explained the problem poorly, and effectively started me on what felt like the wrong approach line. When I tried to clarify how I was thinking—leaning toward a recursive/graph-style direction—the interaction became confusing and dismissive. I was even asked about whether I’d heard of recursion at the end, and I felt like I was being evaluated unfairly rather than on my actual reasoning.

Later, the interviews turned