Allegro Software Engineer Interview Guide

- Jumping to code without clarifying requirements and edge cases - Not discussing time/space complexity or optimization trade-offs - Ignoring edge cases and error handling in solutions - Poor communication while coding or solving problems - Not testing code with examples or explaining thought process

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