I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Toptal in Feb 2021
Interview
1. One to one interview (easy)
2. Online Algorithms (medium - not super difficult tasks, can be practiced online)
3. Live coding (medium/hard - depending on how nervous you are and the tasks you are given. Maybe a bit easier than the task to when it comes to tasks, but the time pressure makes it harder)
4. Small project (easy/medium)
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United States Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento
No offer
Positive experience
Difficult interview
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Toptal (United States Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento) in May 2026
Interview
First you apply. you will get a link for a screening interview. (you can edit your interview if the time is not suitable for you.
One screen video call 15min. they arrange the technical interview (you have 48h deadline to start it)
One DSA assesment 1h (3 exercises)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
the easy was the count words in the biggest string
1 HR, 2 leet code, 1 project, 1 project defence
If you fail one of the leet codes you have a chance to re-apply again after a year. It wasn't bad, but its going downhill now. 2022 there weare about 300+ job offerings for my role, now less than 60
After two technical rounds that went over 1.5 hours, in which I was told I was going to move forward I got an email saying that they found someone else.
