Six rounds of positive feedback, then a mystery rejection on the final UI exercise
Senior Software Engineer·Final Round·2026
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Stop reading the room as the verdict. The in-room guidance and the actual scoring are two different things and this story makes that concrete.
They told you to stop doing more, you complied, and then "not strong enough." That is an impossible standard to optimize against.