Scale Software Engineer interview experience

The main coding challenge was card-game themed, and it put me in “implement and handle lots of conditions” mode more than “derive something elegant.” I remember how the prompt pushed through multiple cases, which meant you basically had to walk through the logic carefully and cover all the states.

In the live coding interview, the structure was very execution-focused. I had to code through the conditions rapidly, and although the setup felt simple on paper, the number of branches made it easy to lose time or miss a case. The interviewer I spoke with was supportive and the tone was generally