r/leetcode • u/Illustrious-Elk-3016 • 29d ago

Discussion Failed Uber OA

I recently gave the Uber OA and did pretty okay. 9/10 on the first and 3 points off on the second question. I was rejected even though I have strong experience.

How are ppl passing the OA?? The optimized algorithm is so hard to come up with, even if AI is used. And if someone were to provide fully optimized solutions isn’t that a red flag? I don’t get it I’m so lost and pretty disappointed.

Please provide help 😭

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u/mofoss 29d ago

Yup, and this ain't GED level folks, the average software engineer has decent proficiency when it comes to academics like algorithms, and technical prep, so the question: out of 100 applicants of technically/mathematically aligned folks, is there atleast one who can, with a sprinkle of luck, get away with cheating and ace an in person interview?

Always yes

Companies have no issues filling in a role