Interviews in the US
Every loop, what stage it reached, and how it ended. 5 loops, 2 offers, and 1 where nobody ever closed the loop. The numbers on this page are counted from the table, not written separately.
Full-time
3 loops · 0 offers · 1 ghosted
Ended at: onsite (3).
By source: Cold application 0/3.
| Company | Role | When | Reached | Outcome |
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| AWS | SDE1 · S3 Glacier | Aug 2026 | Onsite | Rejected · ghosted Flew to Seattle HQ for four rounds. The recruiter stopped replying; I found out by inference. Write-up.
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| DeepInfra | SWE, experienced · Inference | Apr 2026 | Onsite | Rejected Lost it on a hard tile-placement problem with a cofounder. Told the reason was seniority; still in touch with the team. Write-up.
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| Bloomberg | 2026 Software Engineer · New York | Dec 2025 | Onsite | Rejected Cleared round 1. Solved round 2 optimally in C++, but most of the hour went to explaining the language rather than the solution. Write-up.
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Internships
2 loops · 2 offers · 100% offer rate
By source: Cold application 2/2.
| Company | Role | When | Reached | Outcome |
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| Dell Technologies | Software Engineer Graduate Co-op · Office of the CTO, AI Dev | Mar 2025 | Offer | Offer Got the Adobe offer mid-loop. The recruiter held my start-date question until after the final round, and the team moved the dates. Write-up.
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| Adobe | Software Engineer Intern · Workfront, Reviews & Approvals | Nov 2024 | Offer | Offer Took it, and it converted into a SWE-II return offer with no second loop. One loop, two offers. Write-up.
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