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Initial Coding Screen

First full round · see where you stand

Software Engineer · LinkedIn40 min planned

Set up the room

We’ve set it up the way we’d suggest. Change what you like; we’ll tell you if a choice makes the feedback less useful.

Length

This practice round is 40 minutes.

Problem

Based on how this company interviews.

Difficulty

Senior, as planned for this job.

Who runs it

Someone you trust can take the interviewer seat.

How you’ll talk

Use voice for spoken practice, or text for a written conversation.

Hints while you work

A coach can nudge you privately. It never reaches your feedback.

The brief, in short

Open the full brief →

Expect to be pushed on

Add a larger input limit or stricter memory bound.
Ask how the approach changes under concurrent access.

Do

  • State assumptions before choosing an algorithm.
  • Trace normal and edge cases aloud after writing code.
  • Give time and space costs before accepting follow-ups.

Avoid

  • Start coding before confirming the contract.
  • Hide complexity or correctness gaps behind vague explanations.

Why this round, now

You picked this round yourself, so there’s no suggestion attached to it.

What we’re watching this round

Confirms assumptions, input limits, required output, and relevant failure cases before coding.

Done when

Finish the full 40-minute round at their level.

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Initial Coding Screen · 40 minWatching for: Confirms assumptions, input limits, required output, and relevant failure cases before coding.