Karat Software Engineer interview with a moderate algorithm question

The interview started with a casual introduction from the interviewer, which made the conversation feel less cold. I then talked through my background, including my achievements, previous experiences, and how I’d handled challenges on earlier projects. It felt like that discussion was meant to provide context before the technical portion.

Afterward, I worked through a moderate algorithm question. It wasn’t presented as an extremely difficult puzzle. It felt like a practical test of whether I could reason through a typical coding interview problem clearly.

I didn’t receive an offer. The process seemed designed to establish my history quickly and then evaluate my technical problem-solving with a moderately difficult prompt.

Location: Lagos. Overall feedback: Positive. Offer status: No offer.