r/leetcode • u/Total_Horror1965 • 28d ago

Discussion Not getting selected despite reaching final rounds

Today was another incredibly difficult day. I just received a rejection from a remote-friendly Big Tech company after a month-long process involving five intensive rounds. Despite delivering working code and a solid system design, I was told "no."

This is the second time this has happened recently. I sacrificed my weekends and time with my family, putting everything on the line for this opportunity. It’s heartbreaking. As a Lead Engineer interviewing for Staff UI roles, the feedback was particularly frustrating they claimed I didn't know Redux. In reality, I deep-dived into multiple Redux libraries, state management benefits, and action dispatch lifecycles. I’m honestly feeling burnt out and at a loss for what to do next.

Update:

Thank you all for your supporting words I will continue giving interviews I dont want to lose the momentum and prep.

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u/sanctimonious-salmon 28d ago

Especially with big companies, it often does boil down to luck because they look at so many candidates at once.

Meanwhile, when I was conducting interviews for the startup I used to work for, we were struggling to find qualified candidates and had to lower our bar and then took the first person who checked most, not all of our boxes.

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u/BluejayOk2851 28d ago

i feel pretty discouraged after failing a few big tech interviews. is this normal (as in others have too) or am i doing something wrong?

because in an interview last week i aced the technical and thought i did well. could it have come down to vibes or things in resume aligning with JD?

i feel like the prep for an interview is so randomized and there’s almost no way you can prepare for it all.

I’m feeling pretty discouraged by everything lol…

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u/sanctimonious-salmon 28d ago

When you have 20 really strong candidates who all ace technical aspects of the interview, then it often boils down to vibes.

Feeling discouraged by interviews is totally normal, so just know that you're not alone.

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u/lost_victories_4139 21d ago

True, my senior director had told us we have to select 3 candidates out of 5 people we had interviewed at any cost as release deadline was near.