The entire hiring process was tedious.

There was one telephonic interview, followed by two take-home assignments, and then a four-hour virtual panel interview.

They knew I was working, but the deadlines they provided for the take-home assignments were not very thoughtful.

• The first telephonic round focused on basic testing and QA-related questions.
• The first take-home assignment was an objective assessment on Java 8, with an average to hard difficulty level.
• The second take-home assignment involved creating an automation framework using Cypress and JavaScript, based on a workflow from the official "Airtable" website. It required adding all necessary test cases, essentially asking me to automate their website.

I cleared these stages and received great feedback.

Final Round:

A four-hour panel interview.

They sent an email asking me to review the Airtable website and understand its workflows (like CSV import), as the interview would be "low-key" and based on that information. This was peculiar, as it asked a candidate to research their website rather than discuss their skills in a general manner.

During the interview, the interviewers were polite and warm, and I felt the four hours went well.

However, I received a rejection email the next day.

I reached out to HR for basic feedback. She scheduled a call but never followed through.

• Java 8: Output/Error Finding Objective Questions
• JavaScript and Cypress work
• They will discuss the take-home assignment in-depth, opening up the code.
• Behavioral questions, situational questions, and conflict resolution.