The interview process was sort of what you'd expect from big tech: recruiter screening, followed by a one-hour technical screen, then supposedly a three-to-four-stage final interview with all the stakeholders. That's the disappointing part; I thought Chewy was a better company than this.

Although I coded the technical screening problem just fine, I was dinged because I didn't know the definition of polymorphism off the top of my head. The technical screening was a small HackerRank exercise mixed in with a bunch of random Java and textbook computer science questions. This is agitating for anyone that's been in the industry for a while because if you're several years removed from college, you are not going to have that stuff memorized.

Also, even though I met a lot of the technical criteria for the position and exceeded the experience requirements, I was passed on as a candidate. This was because, even though I have over 10 years of Java experience, I didn't know the most recent features in the framework. Apparently, this meant I wasn't ready to be an expert on the job right away, which is unrealistic anyhow.

Lastly, I went through two recruiters and had different experiences both times. After being turned down on my first attempt, that recruiter encouraged me to apply for other positions, which I did and received another interview with another recruiter.

Only this time, I didn't even make it to another technical interview. I was told that there is some non-standardized rule about candidates not being eligible to interview for six months after going through the interview process. When I inquired about this situation, I was told that it varied from position to position and hiring manager to hiring manager.

Ultimately, I was extremely disappointed by the interview process I went through for a company I truly admire. I'm sure this comes off as sour grapes, but I was expecting a much better experience from a company that is so great to its customers.

What is polymorphism?

If you had to design an object-oriented language, what parts would be the most important?

Tell me how lambda expressions work in Java.