A recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn. After a few calls over the course of a few months, they found a role that sounded interesting to me and matched my qualifications and preferences.

I then had a call with the manager and lead for the team to get a better understanding of the role, perspectives, and culture. This really earned my trust.

Remote interviews followed, starting with a "proficiency" probe that was pretty thorough while still being very achievable. Then a design interview had me run through a realistic problem that could fit in the role I was interviewing for, which was not too difficult, but also non-trivial.

Finally, an interview with an engineering director allowed me to assess the senior leadership culture and confirm that the general direction the team and organization are going in is a good fit for me.

Overall, I found the interview to be relatively easy to go through, although some of the points probed and questions asked were non-trivial (I just happen to have expertise in these subjects).

I appreciated that I could drive how the scheduling worked, so it fit my preferences and availabilities best.

During the proficiency interview, I was asked many questions on a particular language, including its strengths and weaknesses, specific idioms, and best practices.

A design interview took me through providing a high-level design of a reduced version of a realistic system that could be the product of the team I was applying for. Requirements evolved as the interview progressed, and the design had to be adapted. Some detailed design considerations were also touched on lightly.