Lesley demonstrated strong technical knowledge and problem-solving abilities during our session. The approach to the algorithm question was methodical, and they communicated their thought process clearly.

Areas of Strength

• Clearly articulated past project experience, particularly around building AI chatbots with actionable components.
• Demonstrated strong understanding of end-to-end architecture and clear explanation of business impact.
• Showed solid grasp of overall system structure and trade-off analysis.
  
  

Areas for Improvement

• Consider spending less time on business impact and allocate more focus to technical depth and complexity.
• Provide more insights into how to design and build world-class solutions, emphasizing technical rigor and best practices.
• OpenAI interviews emphasize hands-on, technically strong engineers — reflect this through deeper implementation details.
• Begin with a high-level solution overview before diving into details. If interviewer preferences are unclear, proactively ask for guidance on areas they’d like to focus on.

Overall, Lesley shows strong potential and with focused practice on the areas mentioned above, should be well-prepared for upcoming interviews.

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