I failed a take-home assignment from Kagi Search

I failed a take-home assignment from Kagi Search 2025, May 13 Preface A "take-home assignment" in the world of Software Developer interviews, is a challenge sent to candidates for them to implement a code solution that solves the challenge. In this blog post I describe my experience doing a "take-home assignment" for a company that I deemed reputable, and I hope to shine some light on the absurdity of this practice. I will show you what kind of requirements are asked of candidates, for free, without any remorse towards wasting their time. I am searching for a job, so I sent my CV I sent my CV for a role at Kagi Search, the description of the role can be found here: The summary in that link would be: Requirements - Proven experience in building backend systems - Proficiency in Go - Strong understanding of scaling and maintaining backend systems - Ability to collaborate effectively with SREs and other team members. - Solid understanding of containerization technologies like Docke ... Read full article.