Submitted my OA last night and I got only 12/23 test cases right in a top k problem. I had ample time to fix that, but I could not find any problem. After the test, I felt horrible. And now I feel like I am not good enough. I pushed away depression, but I cannot keep on doing anymore.. Its bitter truth now .. that I am not a good SWE. What can I possibly do with life if I am not good at my work? Not sure what approach I shall take now when everything is ended ..
Keep rational. Understand, correct, move on.
Idk why you guys are taking all those pre tests so seriously. F I was gonna apply to reddit and I notice that they have a pre-test and decided not to apply. I don’t have have time for bullshit games. Plenty of companies out there not making you waste your time.
Please take care of yourself first, then Leetcode and try again in 6 months.
Thank you for the great advice! :) Appreciated.
It's not the end of the world. You can always apply in 6 months. Just try and understand what caused you to fail n work to improve upon yourself. Good luck!
What SDE level? I dint get full score on my OA, some teams won’t even look at OA results for SDE 2+. You can always reapply. cool off is short for OA
Competition is too much. So little hope of getting considered.
Chillax. Most people in here didn't pass the first, second or even third time. Failing is not a complete loss, you discover weaknesses you just wasn't aware before. Study and try again. Trust me, you'll be fine
OP. TC? Sometimes these testing tools are not perfect, they tend to have bugs in them. When you provide the best solutions they are not good enough for buggy test cases.
OP. I believe in you. You are stronger than this, and you are better than this. You will rise and overcome these temporary failures. Don't give up.
Thank you very much for the kind and encouraging words! :)
You escaped Amazon nightmare.
I failed Dropbox's OA even after getting 8 passes and only 2 timeouts 😢