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Interviewer: Have you had any conflicts at all? Question posed in a way that assumed that I likely wouldn't have any conflicts to talk about, it felt like a rhetorical question because the interviewer was looking for reasons to cut the interview short.
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Senior Staff Software Engineer

Interviewed at LinkedIn

3.8
Sep 14, 2023

Interviewer: Have you had any conflicts at all? Question posed in a way that assumed that I likely wouldn't have any conflicts to talk about, it felt like a rhetorical question because the interviewer was looking for reasons to cut the interview short.

- HR interview. Culture + position expectations - ED interview. DEI + culture. - Live coding interview x2 . Easy game with requirements changes. Yes, I had two live coding interviews 🤯 - System design interview - Project Walkthrough interview. Three persons vs me was a very aggressive interview. No tech or architectural questions. - EM interview. Zero feeling with team goal.
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Staff Software Engineer

Interviewed at Affirm

3.9
Jan 7, 2025

- HR interview. Culture + position expectations - ED interview. DEI + culture. - Live coding interview x2 . Easy game with requirements changes. Yes, I had two live coding interviews 🤯 - System design interview - Project Walkthrough interview. Three persons vs me was a very aggressive interview. No tech or architectural questions. - EM interview. Zero feeling with team goal.

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