Scale AI New Grad SWE Card Game Coding Screen

Role: New Grad Software Engineer
Stage: Technical phone screen
Status: In process

The OA was cleared first. The next round was a 60-minute coding interview focused on object-oriented implementation rather than a standard LeetCode problem.

The interview question was a card game. The rules were included in the prompt, but a large amount of setup and game logic had to be written before moving to later parts.

The implementation was very time-consuming. Part two was not completed before time ran out, and it was not clear whether a third part followed.

A related four-player implementation is available on FastPrep: Four-Player Trick-Taking Card Game Simulation.