u/ddsukituoft wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Your last 2 points were true 5-10 years ago, but from my experience these days, it's all about giving the optimal solution in the least amount of time possible. This is due to too many candidates able to do just that. So if you can't provide the optimal solution in the allotted t
u/michaelnovati replied ·
It does depend on the company too and the interviewer.
At Meta, interview results come with the experience and history of the interviewer too, and calibrated trusted interviewers have more weight.
More junior interviewers I do see what you are saying, a more cut and dry DS&A, "what's theO()... linear... correct, next..." kind of vibe.
I'm trying to present the motivation for where it came from and where the process is aspiring to be and I stand by that part, even if in practice it's not always lived up to.