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The CoderPad exercise had two parts. Nobody told me. I solved one and got rejected.

dd_2part_nobody_told·May 31, 2026·387 points

Senior Software Engineer·Onsite·2026

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rejected after 7 interviews for senior backend is

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https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestionsEU/comments/1qomf4o/rejected_after_7_interviews_for_senior_backend_is/

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