Wise Software Engineer interview experience

I did a recruiter screen first, and then moved into a technical testing phase that used practical problems rather than pure LeetCode tricks.

In one pair programming round, I worked on a currency conversion style problem with two sides of the flow—sending and receiving—and I had to refactor to handle edge cases correctly. The scenario involved wiring a dummy API for parts of the behavior, then iterating through “to and fro” discussions as I implemented the transfer logic. I finished the conversion piece with the expected handling, but the interview abruptly shifted focus mid-stream and the