We collected interview reports from candidates across the major FDE programs. The patterns are remarkably consistent — and almost nothing like a standard SWE loop.
The role-play round
Expect at least one session where an interviewer plays a frustrated customer whose deployment is broken. You're graded on composure and diagnosis path as much as the fix.
The ambiguity test
Take-homes are deliberately underspecified. The trap is asking zero questions; the win is stating assumptions and shipping anyway.
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