Security Researcher · Sr.Staff-Level · Full Journey
San Francisco Bay AreaMay 18, 2026Full JourneyMultiple Types7/10 difficulty
The role I interviewed for was Sr. Staff Security Researcher. The overall process was smooth and quick. I applied through an internal referral and also directly via LinkedIn. Initially, I applied for two positions. My timeline was as follows: - D+0: Saw job op...
San Francisco Bay AreaMar 15, 2026Phone ScreenCoding7/10 difficulty
I was asked to implement a rate limiter. The interviewer followed up with questions about ensuring thread safety and handling high QPS.
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San Francisco Bay AreaJan 31, 2026Phone ScreenCoding6/10 difficulty
I had a phone screen in late January. The interviewer's nationality was not specified. The coding question was: You are given a string S describing a street, in which 'H' denotes a house and '-' denotes an empty plot. You may place water tanks in empty plots t...
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San Francisco Bay AreaJan 10, 2026OnsiteMultiple Types2/10 difficulty
**Phone Screen:** I had a binary search question. It wasn't difficult. **Onsite (3 rounds, 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM):** They didn't provide lunch or time to eat. * **Round 1:** The interviewer asked me to solve a DSA question similar to Leetcode 380, then asked foll...
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San Francisco Bay Area
Dec 28, 2025
Full Journey
Coding
5/10 difficulty
I was asked two coding questions. **Question 1: Search Insert Position** The prompt was: ``` Given a sorted array of distinct integers and a target value, return the index if the target is found. If not, return the index where it would be if it were inserted i...
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San Francisco Bay AreaAug 20, 2025OnsiteMultiple Types5/10 difficulty
I had an onsite interview. Here's my experience: **Round 1: Hiring Manager (45 minutes)** The HM went over my resume and asked me to introduce one or two projects in detail. It wasn't very technical. A few days later, HR contacted me for the final interview. *...
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San Francisco Bay AreaAug 15, 2025OnsiteMultiple Types6/10 difficulty
After introductions and a review of my resume, I was given a simple algorithm question as a warm-up. Then, the interviewer introduced the ML team's models, their inputs and outputs, and I was tasked with designing a system to connect these models. This involve...
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San Francisco Bay AreaAug 15, 2025OnsiteCoding3/10 difficulty
The coding question was LeetCode 146, LRU Cache. I drew a diagram on the whiteboard, wrote the code on the whiteboard, and did a dry run.
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San Francisco Bay AreaAug 15, 2025OnsiteCoding, System Design6/10 difficulty
The initial coding question involved finding the difference between two lists: identifying elements present in list1 but not in list2. My approach was to convert both lists into sets, standardizing the elements (e.g., converting to lowercase) during the set cr...
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San Francisco Bay AreaMay 15, 2025Full JourneyMultiple Types6/10 difficulty
The interview consisted of several rounds. I started with a self-introduction, followed by a deep dive into the technical details of my most challenging project. The interviewer, then asked language-specific questions. I was not prepared for these questions, a...