Robinhood interview notes, page 1 of 9

“They really meant it when they said deep dive.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Robinhood, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I started with the API surface (submit, cancel, list) and moved into storage pretty quickly.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Robinhood, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I had a story prepped but fumbled the 'why' part.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Robinhood, Onsite - Behavioral / Leadership round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I had something prepared but it felt a little thin in the moment.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Robinhood, Recruiter / HR Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I went straight to topological sort and built a reverse adjacency list, which was the right instinct.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Robinhood, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I spent the first few minutes trying to clarify scope, which I think was the right call.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Robinhood, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This is the kind of question where you either have a point of view or you flounder.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Robinhood, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Big open-ended question with a lot of surface area.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Robinhood, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Picked something I genuinely use every day which probably helped me sound less rehearsed.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Robinhood, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This is a deceptively wide question.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Robinhood, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.