Hey OP. Just wanted to say I know how you feel and I am going through the exact same thing (also at a "big 4"). Been interviewing for nearly 6 months now and I

Hey OP. Just wanted to say I know how you feel and I am going through the exact same thing (also at a "big 4"). Been interviewing for nearly 6 months now and I always get caught off guard by those technical puzzles. I've basically accepted that I'm a terrible programmer and come to terms with mediocrity but that said I'm just going to keep learning and making stuff. The other thing I've noted is that San Francisco is this weird and overly competitive bubble. For instance, my experience applying to Seattle startups has been phenomenal. Most of them don't make me do the scrutinizing live code thing but rather give me a day or even a week to finish a very simple but realistic project. (I know there bad examples of this practice out there but usually these projects have been very small and take at most 2-3 hours). Anyway, keep trying and don't forget that you're not the only one struggling. Also, the fact that you actually get to write code and submit pull requests already makes your job sound better than mine haha.