I applied online, and a recruiter reached out to me three weeks later.

The recruiter mumbled and rushed through the details without giving me much time to ask questions.

I received an email scheduling an initial interview in two weeks. I asked if it was possible to schedule an interview for an earlier date. I received a passive-aggressive response telling me they were "booked up" and that I should think about whether Coinbase is in my top two choices for consideration. It came off as very inconsiderate and unaccommodating. In hindsight, this was a significant red flag. However, I decided to reschedule some of my other interviews to accommodate.

My first interview was through Google Meet and was a one-hour technical challenge. Most other companies usually ask easy to medium LeetCode difficulty problems, or a mix of domain-specific and fundamental computer science questions, especially since this was just the initial round.

Instead, I was asked to implement a LeetCode hard problem in approximately 50 minutes after introductions. The question was nowhere near relevant for the position I was applying for. However, I was able to finish, all my test cases passed, and I received positive feedback.

Despite doing well on the interview, Coinbase decided not to move forward. Why even bother setting up an interview at all, especially a LeetCode hard interview?

Coinbase's toxic hiring process and opaque decision-making left a really bad taste in my mouth.

Why do you want to join Coinbase?