[toomuchtodo]

> I have walked out of technical interviews having spent 40 minutes struggling to write code on a whiteboard, sat down in front of a laptop, and coded a working solution in 5 minutes.

This is how I bombed a DevOps role interview at Twilio, but was picked up as a VP of Engineering elsewhere. +1.

[fivedogit]

my twilio interview was the worst I've ever had in my life. Flew coast to coast, aced the tech, aced the preso, then was rejected on the basis of a perceived lack of motivation. In other words, the fact that I didn't already use twilio and sing its praises like a good koolaid guzzler was the only reason.

Agree with OP. Coding under pressure is a horrible way to measure good coders, because it's an artificial construct.

[danielweber]

Whoa. "The guy didn't seem motivated" was the standard empty excuse 10 years ago. They are supposed to say "you wouldn't be a good fit as this time" as the standard empty excuse these days. They need to get with the times.

[toomuchtodo]

Ouch. That's terrible to hear. Sorry about that.