HR Screening - very positive experience.

Screening with a Senior Engineering Manager - positive experience. Talked about my experience.

Code review home assignment - Very easy, some unclear things.

Follow-up on code review - Pointed out missing feedback on the code review; also easy.

Stakeholder meeting - very easy.

Business Interview - Neutral to bad experience, very focused on what I'm lacking.

System Design - Easy to moderate difficulty. Didn't drive the conversation as expected. Although I believe I answered all questions, and I thought it was supposed to be a dialogue, not a one-man show.

I received feedback with:

• Positive on code review - but didn't point out some key flaws, which I did: "SQL injection of an API".
• Positive on stakeholder - nothing to add.
• Negative on system design - didn't drive the talk, but instead waited for questions. It was unclear what was expected of me; asking questions from my side is part of the dialogue. Systems are not designed in 40 minutes. Negative experience overall.
• Fit and Leadership - Asked a few questions, answered to the best of my beginner management experience, and was told that I don't fit the role.

System Design: A Payment Service