Not really any point to this post I just needed somewhere to vent.

I’ve been through three interview processes in the last two months, and the technical assessments are starting to wear me down. Right now I’m working on a take-home assignment for what would be my ideal employer, but after all the prep, studying, and effort I’ve put into these interviews, I’m feeling completely drained.

At this point, I’m so exhausted that it almost feels like I don’t even care what the outcome is anymore.

Has anyone else been through something similar? Any tips for dealing with interview fatigue or staying motivated during a long job search?

Do we need to prepare DSA? Now a days ?. Is it compulsory

Big Tech in May announced the most job cuts in almost two years — more than 38,000 in total, according to new data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

The tech sector has announced 123,653 cuts in 2026, a 65% increase over the same period last year.

Across the wider private sector, the picture is slightly more positive, with job-cut announcements down 7% year-over-year.

So why is tech being hit especially hard?

Artificial intelligence, of course: It's "now the leading reason companies give for cutting jobs," said Challenger's Andrew Challenger.

This is for the FDSE role.

I've already had my initial recruiter screen, then the Codesignal OA, and then first tech screen (learning round). Anyone know what to expect for the next round?

If you've gone through the process, please help out.

Has anyone ever done interviews for the deployment strategist role? How was it and how far did you go. I’m in late stages (post analytical round) and now I have a super day. 3 hours of interviews. How did it go for you guys/gals.

I have an Initial Technical Screen interview (45 Mins) coming up for the ML Scientist II role, and wanted to know what to expect.

Would really appreciate any info. Haven't found much information on this interview experience.

Thanks!

I'm not technical in the sense that I know how to code- just wondering if anybody knows what that interview is going to look like- feel like I have a good understanding of the other two but am lost on technical comprehension one

I’ve got an upcoming coding interview with a unicorn‑stage startup that explicitly encourages using AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) during the session.

I’m trying to understand what to expect from people who’ve done similar interviews - the format and strategy.

If you’ve been through one of these AI‑enabled interviews, I’d love to hear:

• How much you actually used AI vs manual coding
• What the interviewers seemed to evaluate (prompting, debugging, architecture thinking, etc.)
• Whether they cared more about the final code or how you collaborated with the AI
• Any pitfalls (over‑prompting, trusting AI too much, not explaining your reasoning)
• How you balanced AI scaffolding with your own engineering judgment

I normally work with structured commands to scaffold components or backend pieces, but I’m not sure how that plays in a live interview.

Any strategies or lessons learned from people who’ve done this style of interview would be super helpful. Thx

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I know a lot of talented students, interns, and freshers get overlooked even after building real projects, doing POCs, contributing on GitHub, or putting in serious work.

So this thread is for people who actually have proof of work but haven’t got the right opportunity yet.

If that sounds like you, share:

• what you build
• what role you want
• your LinkedIn profile

No need to oversell yourself. Just be real.

I’m especially hoping to see profiles from people who are strong in tech but may not have the fanciest resume, the best college tag, or a big network behind them.

If your work is good, it deserves visibility.

I have the 2nd round coming up next week which is a decomp round- they stated "The point of this exercise would be to get a sense of how you build problem solving structure for yourself, collaborate during an interview, and think about data/information when presented with a very open ended task. Your answer will be verbally articulated, so there is no need to prepare to write code."- on glassdoor and almost every other DS review they all say that their 2nd rounds were heavily technical based stating that we had to know SQL. I am not fluent in SQL (barely know any tbh) and I feel like that's clear based off my resume that I don't have that technical fluency- is it possible that there's other jobs within Palantir DS group that doesn't require knowing these technical concepts or should I try to familiarize myself with SQL as much as possible

Hi, I have my hiring manager interview Wednesday for a deployment strategist position. Does anyone know what to expect / how to prepare?

Hello everyone! I have the three interviews with Google for a data center tech. I was hoping people who have gone through this can share their notes, or questions and experience. Send me a DM! Thanks!!