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vikramreddyAug 7, 2026

Confluent turned me down after the temp email round

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noah.davisAug 7, 2026

3 rounds feels short for this company no? or did they just cut it after the sd round

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vikramreddyAug 7, 2026

nah it was just 3 rounds for the level i was going for, no cutoff mid process

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mchenAug 8, 2026

rough one, hope the next round of applications goes better for you

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ethanliu2000Aug 7, 2026

variadic function one is interesting, I've seen a version of that mentioned before, seems like a solid filter for OOP design skills

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batman_coderAug 8, 2026

in which company round?

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User-bbh9fAug 7, 2026

sorry man that sucks, leaving a startup for something more stable and then getting rejected right after is rough timing

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User-u4dj9Aug 7, 2026

damn that temp email round sounds rough, did they ask about the bloom filter stuff specifically or was it more general scale questions?

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vikramreddyAug 7, 2026

yeah they asked how i'd dedupe or check if a username's already used at scale, i kept going in circles on that part tbh

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User-cy5ozAug 7, 2026

tail -n is such a random one to ask honestly, did they give you the file api going in or explain it during the round

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