Rubrik Software Engineer interview experience

For the first five rounds, the feedback I received felt positive, which made the later decision—where another candidate was ultimately selected—feel surprising and genuinely confusing.

One part of the experience that threw me off was inconsistency around what I was told to expect. I had an interview with a separate team that felt disinterested, and although I had been informed that this team wouldn’t involve a coding interview, I was unexpectedly given one anyway. When technical issues hit during the coding interview, I was told it was unusual, but I wasn’t given a chance to fully explain