Hiring process8 levels
  1. 1 IQ Test
  2. 2 Additional Online Test (If Required)
  3. 3 Office Interview with Hiring Manager
  4. 4 Unpaid Test Task (Motivation Check)
  5. 5 Paid Test Task and Follow-Up Interview
  6. 6 Iterative Paid Test Tasks
  7. 7 Office Verification
  8. 8 Final Interview with the Founder

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Painting the Fence — Solution & Editorial

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The first plank has K choices, each subsequent one has K−1: K·(K−1)N−1 with fast exponentiation.

Complexity: O(log N)