This is a long post but I hope it helps someone going through rejection fatigue.

1. Company A (startup): Failed coding round. Learned: I needed to practice more than just easy problems.
2. Company B (mid-size): Failed system design. Learned: "just use a database" isn't a design.
3. Company C (FAANG): Failed behavioral. Learned: you need actual stories prepared.
4. Company D (startup): Failed culture fit. Learned: not every company is a fit, and that's ok.
5. Company E (FAANG): Failed coding round. Learned: time management matters. I spent 30 min on part 1 and ran out of time for part 2.
6. Company F (mid-size): Failed system design. Learned: capacity estimation matters even if the interviewer doesn't explicitly ask.
7. Company G (FAANG): Failed coding round. Learned: edge cases. Always test your solution mentally before saying "I'm done."
8. Company H (startup): Got ghosted after final round. Learned: companies ghost candidates. It's not personal.
9. Company I (FAANG): Failed system design. Learned: depth matters more than breadth at senior level.
10. Company J (mid-size): Failed system design. Learned: practice explaining your design clearly. I knew the answer but couldn't communicate it.
11. Company K (FAANG): Made it to team matching but no team wanted me. Learned: the interview isn't over until you get the offer letter.
12. Company L (FAANG): Finally got the offer. What changed: I was genuinely relaxed because I'd already failed so many times.

The total time from first interview to final offer was 14 months. Each failure taught me something. The process is brutal but it does get easier.

Don't give up.