Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Full Stack Engineer interview experience

It was a coding question, and the clock was extremely tight: I had to send the solution in PDF format, with only about thirty minutes to complete what I could, then attach it by a specific deadline. I started as soon as I received the message, but the time pressure was intense from the get-go.

I didn’t end up getting an offer. Looking back, the hardest part wasn’t the concept of solving a coding problem—it was the compressed turnaround and the way the deliverable format (PDF) became part of the challenge. The experience felt quick and decisive, but also a little stressful because of how