The interview process was really quick and smooth. I was incredibly lucky that the recruiter stayed in contact and remained responsive throughout the whole process, and was really enthusiastic as well.

After the initial 10-15 minute call with them, where we discussed my background and expectations, I was given a take-home coding exercise. This was a timed coding test (you get an hour to submit), and it was reasonably challenging.

After getting past that, I was contacted relatively quickly to schedule a final interview. This was a panel interview spanning two hours where I got to talk with the engineering director and two senior staff members from the SE teams. The director went through some behavioral questions first, and I thankfully breezed through them so that we had time afterwards for me to ask questions about the company and his work.

The next two interviews were technical. Most of the time was spent doing coding exercises with some behavioral questions sprinkled in regarding how I work with others.

I came into the coding tests kind of nervous, but both interviewers were really nice and personable, and would drop hints or thoughts to help steer me along the way. Nerves disappeared pretty quickly after that, thankfully.

Overall, everyone I've met through this whole process has been incredibly kind and obviously passionate about their company and what they do. I feel super lucky to have gotten an offer and can't wait to start!

To those looking to apply, I'd suggest refreshing your knowledge on basic data structures and algorithms, but also familiarizing yourself with the mission values of the company. They care very deeply about it.

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