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Rippling Software Engineer Interview Experience — A News Aggregator Design Followed by a Fast Rejection

RejectedTech screenInterviewed 2026-08

The system design phone screen used the news aggregator problem from the question bank, and all of the questions were standard. I had prepared this problem carefully, so I thought my answer went well. I also answered every follow-up, and the interviewer seemed satisfied with my responses. Even so, I received a rejection about ten minutes after the interview ended. The result and its timing left m…

The system design phone screen used the news aggregator problem from the question bank, and all of the questions were standard. I had prepared this problem carefully, so I thought my answer went well. I also answered every follow-up, and the interviewer seemed satisfied with my responses.

Even so, I received a rejection about ten minutes after the interview ended. The result and its timing left me completely confused. I wondered whether the position had already been filled.

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