ericpham_devJun 1, 2026
Perplexity SWE interview - phone screen to onsite, waiting on results
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perplexity
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the startup process vibe is real. it's actually harder in some ways because you can't prep for a fixed question bank
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10 days is still in normal range for a small company. i'd send a nudge around day 12-14
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the indexing pipeline design question is solid signal about what they actually care about. makes sense for a search company
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did they ask anything about their actual product or how perplexity search works internally?
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the freeform search discussion was basically that. they wanted genuine opinions not flattery. i had some critiques about source attribution that went over well
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