Square Software Engineer interview experience

After that, the interview run got heavier: I had hands-on coding work plus system design style questions, and my final round ended up taking roughly 10–15 hours of total effort. The time investment felt enormous, and I kept expecting at least a more thoughtful follow-up.

When I finally finished the last round, the communication stopped almost immediately. I received a generic rejection email that felt impersonal given how much time I’d already put into the process. What stuck with me most was the contrast between the seriousness of the work—especially the final leg—and how little the ending