I applied online.

• Google Meet screening with HR.
• Code challenge offline with a limit of one week.
• Interview with two engineers, including a discussion of the solution from the previous step plus a KATA.

Step 1 was a pleasure. Step 2 was done pretty fast, with nothing really complex. Even though during the interview with engineers they explicitly mentioned they liked my solution and that I structured it very well and that they had already seen and were sure I could write code, I didn't pass. The reason was that they had their own interpretation of the KATA, and I was completely confused by it. It was totally detached from reality. During the ritual, I felt utterly lost, having no clue what they were expecting from me and hesitating with the next steps for that exact reason. Do you still want to be a part of a company that cares about rituals with their own interpretations more than your ability to deliver good code? Then obey the rules, even though they may seem silly.

Fix tests and expand the function. Guess how we do kata.