vikramreddyAug 29, 2026

Perplexity coding round was a joke

Hack2hire Community · 2026-08-29T19:30:00.047Z

Perplexity coding round was a joke Got the ToDo list for AI problem, four parts, dependency cascade tracking with parent and child status propagation, the works. Barely finished part two before time was up. Interviewer sat there cold the entire call, no small talk, just watched me flounder in silence. Rejected the next day, obviously. Multi part problems designed so nobody finishes, then somehow still acting like time management is the takeaway. Make it make sense. High bar company that isn't ev...

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Replies (3)

ethanliu4829Aug 29, 2026

Same energy in mine, felt like the interviewer had already checked out before I even started coding.

vikramreddyAug 30, 2026

Exactly, zero engagement the whole time. Made the silence even worse.

mayachen95Aug 30, 2026

The multi part format really does seem built for nobody to finish, seen this same complaint a few times now.

User-rb9ksAug 30, 2026

Right, and then they still frame it like a time management skill issue on your end.

oliviabrown02Aug 30, 2026

The prestige comment is fair tbh, wouldn't take an offer there over a real comp package elsewhere right now.