I recently interviewed for a software engineering role at BitGo, and the experience was disappointing, mainly due to a completely out-of-place OOP design question. It seemed like it was pulled from a textbook on object-oriented programming, with little connection to the actual work the role would involve. The problem required extensive class design and detailed object relationships, but the time provided was nowhere near enough to develop a well-thought-out solution. The interviewer seemed uninterested in my reasoning and rushed through the process. There was no real opportunity to discuss my design decisions or receive any meaningful feedback. I couldn’t help but feel like the question was a box-checking exercise rather than a useful gauge of my abilities. It didn’t seem to reflect the kind of work or thinking that BitGo’s engineers actually do on a daily basis.