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User-dv711Jul 29, 2026

Expedia rejection, refund processor SD ran long

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User-0u62mJul 29, 2026

had a similar SD round a few months back, different problem but same vibe where the constraint changes everything you'd normally design. easy to get tunnel visioned on the first approach

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mchenJul 29, 2026

was the house robber variant close to the actual LC one or did they twist it

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priyashah94Jul 29, 2026

pretty close honestly, just a slightly different constraint on adjacent picks, nothing that threw me off

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gracewangJul 29, 2026

sorry to hear about the reject, that BQ values thing every round sounds exhausting ngl

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User-f3ql6Jul 29, 2026

wait the refund processor being sync is wild, doesn't that kill your throughput under load? did they push back on that at all

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priyashah94Jul 29, 2026

yeah I pushed back a little but they said it's a hard constraint from the payments team, something about needing sync confirmation before charging

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User-4e4lsJul 29, 2026

4 rounds total including phone screen seemed pretty standard from what I've seen, felt like a fair loop even with the reject

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