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User-1ja1dAug 14, 2026

Perplexity rejected me after the ToDo list problem, HR should've warned me harder

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User-f4hjiAug 14, 2026

I got stuck on the exact same TLE on part three, felt like the test case was designed to break naive DFS specifically.

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User-66mfoAug 15, 2026

Perplexity's bar is no joke for a company that's still building its reputation, kind of surprising honestly.

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User-mi9doAug 15, 2026

Did you at least get to attempt part four or did time run out before that?

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noahtaylorAug 15, 2026

Never got there, ran out of time cleaning up part three after the TLE.

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alexdavisAug 15, 2026

Rough, hope the next one goes better for you.

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User-t9yvhAug 14, 2026

The HR technical question thing happened to me too, caught me completely off guard since no other company front loads it like that.

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noahtaylorAug 15, 2026

Right, would've prepped differently if I knew that was coming.

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