Uber Software Engineer interview experience

It ran on HackerRank under strict proctoring, with a camera monitored the whole time, and I had 90 minutes total to finish two problems.

The first problem started with a permutation of a given size, and the second problem involved a “distance constraint between plates.” The assessment structure was straightforward, but the proctoring pressure made it feel more intense than a typical practice session. I had to manage time carefully across both questions, since there wasn’t room to spend too long stuck on one part.

I don’t have the full downstream story captured, but the assessment itself was