Automattic

They don't really hire for positions. Rather, when you apply, you join a 'talent pool' where they may or may not get back to you. It's not really nice applying to such a void, but they do state that on their careers page.

Zoom interview. I passed a code interview, which took about a week to complete. Then, I entered the "paid" project. This drew out over three months. Feedback was very slow but positive until I was suddenly told that the trial was coming to an end and

Here's a breakdown of the interview process: * First interview: This was a Slack conversation, fully text-based, and lasted around 90 minutes. * Code test: I had some objectives to complete on an unknown codebase. * Trial: This part was paid.