DebugCode

Most coding interviews test people using classic algorithmic puzzles (like reversing a linked list or solving dynamic programming riddles). But that is almost never what software engineers actually do on the job. In real life, software engineers spend most of their time opening existing projects with multiple files, reading someone else’s code, and figuring out why a subtle bug is breaking production. Existing platforms have two big flaws: They don't test real work: They give candidates a blank single function instead of a real multi-file codebase. Tests can be gamed: Candidates often just keep tweaking code until the test cases turn green without truly understanding the bug or why their fix worked.