Toast Software Engineer interview experience

The catch was that the work used old and somewhat redundant technology, and I still engaged because I thought I could bring ideas to improve things.

During the coding challenge, I kept getting pulled away by complex questions asked mid-task. They took up enough time that I lost momentum, and eventually that became my downfall—I couldn’t finish the challenge to their expectations because the interruptions kept eating into the time I needed.

Afterwards, the whole process felt unfair and thoughtless given how the questions were interleaved. I left feeling like I could’ve been a great fit if