Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Today we react to a video by @garrettrose where he discusses his interview experience.

Original Video: youtube.com/watch?v=TYuSEeuUhPo

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Original Video : youtube.com/watch?v=TYuSEeuUhPo&t

0:00 Coming Up
0:16 Introduction
1:37 Software Engineers as Assets
2:47 Normalizing Hiatuses
3:17 The State of the Interview Process
4:03 Mentality of a Good SWE
5:06 Companies are being unfair
6:12 Application Journey
8:21 Phone Screenings
9:31 Startups are not Reliable
10:53 How to not join a sinking company
12:28 Corporate Roles and Stability
13:30 Lengthy Hiring Process
14:41 The Techincal Round is Broken
16:25 No Feedback from Companies
17:28 Applying for Under or Over Qualified Positions
19:02 Take Home Assessment and Free Labor
20:26 Shocking Take Home Assessment Example
24:05 Hiring Manager Gets His Hopes Up
24:53 Devastating Rejection
25:30 AI Models and Features for Workflows
26:30 What are companies actually lookin for in 2026?
29:00 Companies don't want SWE they want Prompters
29:56 Security and AI in 2026
31:15 The Expectations of a SWE in 2026
32:14 You're not a bad coder
32:58 Ending