San Francisco Bay AreaFeb 15, 2026Phone ScreenSystem Design6/10 difficulty
The interviewer asked me to design a machine learning system, starting from data preprocessing to model selection and training. Then, I had to write the K-Means algorithm. **My approach:** 1. I started by discussing the data preprocessing steps required for th...
## What this means for your preparation: The interviewer isn't just checking if you can code; they are checking if you have Product Sense and Engineering Rigor. Here is how to handle the specific layers mentioned: ### The SQL "Details" (The DISTINCT example) I...
056
San Francisco, CA
Feb 15, 2026
Online Assessment
Coding
7/10 difficulty
The first question was LeetCode. The second question, which I hadn't seen before, was similar to climbing stairs. In this variation, I could take an elevator once at the beginning. Each floor has an energy gain e1 and a time t1 if I take the elevator. After th...
064
San Francisco, CA
Feb 15, 2026
Online Assessment
Coding
6/10 difficulty
The online assessment included these two coding questions: 1. **Price Discount:** Given a `prices` array, find the first number to the right of each element that is smaller than the element itself. The difference between these two numbers is the discount. If t...
060
San Francisco, CA
Feb 15, 2026
Phone Screen
Coding
6/10 difficulty
The question I got was: Given a sorted array containing positive and negative numbers, sort the array by the square of each number. I initially suggested a heap-based solution. The interviewer asked me to optimize it. I proposed a two-pointer approach, but the...
070
Mountain View, CA
Feb 15, 2026
Onsite
Coding
7/10 difficulty
The coding question I received was: Given a black box function: ```python def run(testcases): #Implementation Hidden pass ``` I was given a list of test cases, where two specific test cases, if input together to `run()`, would cause a failure. If only one or n...
057
Mountain View, CA
Feb 15, 2026
Phone Screen
Coding
6/10 difficulty
The coding question I received was: Given an array, double each element and shuffle the array. For example: [1,4] -> [1,4,2,8] -> [2,1,4,8] Follow-up: Write an inverse function to find the original array. For example: [2,1,4,8] -> [1,4]
0104
Mountain View, CA
Feb 15, 2026
Phone Screen
Coding
8/10 difficulty
The coding question I received was quite difficult, requiring a deep understanding of algorithms and data structures. Although I struggled initially, the interviewer provided helpful guidance that allowed me to arrive at a working solution. I focused on breaki...
182
San Francisco Bay Area
Feb 13, 2026
Phone Screen
Coding
6/10 difficulty
The interviewer introduced the task as a small parser for product identifiers. The question was Longest Product Code Tokenizer: https://www.chillinterview.com/learn/coding-interview-questions/longest-product-code-tokenizer. I was asked to reason through a few...
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Location: San Francisco Bay AreaReport date: Feb 13, 2026Equity included