HR screening was clear, followed by two technical rounds.

I have never had such a dull and one-way interview in my 12 years of career. There was a massive distrust shown to me by the interviewer because I belong to a different ethnicity. Imagine being on a call where the interviewer avoids introductions. I seriously question their hiring habits based on the existing panel.

There were huge, not small, huge linguistic differences.

Despite the communication hurdles, I made every effort to provide clear and concise responses to the questions asked. However, I am concerned that some of my responses might not have been fully understood due to the communication difficulties. I even suggested the interviewer type his questions in the chat.

The programming task typically necessitates a two-way discussion, but since we both have different holds of the language, I was forming questions for him that I was supposed to answer.

Overall, I feel like I dodged a bullet. This might be good for individuals who know Mandarin. But again, your HQ is in San Jose, and I feel English should be a bare minimum requirement.