It was the first round interview and was a Hacker rank with Easy-med leetcode qs including MCQs and fill in the blanks. 2 coding qs one was easy palindrome check.

Algorithm Round or Optical Illusion Puzzle? Had an "interesting" experience with the so-called algorithm round. Still not sure if they were testing problem-solving skills or just hoping candidates would get lost in the formatting. The highlight was a question on a bitbuddy tree (yep, that's what they called it) disguised in a 2D array format. Looked like a scene from Inception at first glance—layers within layers. Turns out, all it required was a plain old integer division. The challenge was more in deciphering what they were even asking, not solving the problem itself. Would’ve appreciated a bit more clarity on what kind of "algorithm" knowledge they expect. Feels like they were going for clever, but ended up closer to cryptic.

The interview itself was easy, and the onsite seemed to go well with what sounded like positive feedback. That’s where the professionalism ended. After completing the onsite, there was no follow up and ghosted. It’s unbelievable that a company would think this is acceptable after asking a candidate to invest significant time and effort. Ghosting after an onsite interview is disrespectful, lazy, and shows how little they value people. Do not interview here. Total waste of time. If this is how they treat candidates, I can’t imagine how they treat employees. Never again.