Saturday, January 27 - Applied online.

Tuesday, January 30 - Recruiter reached out, and an initial phone call was set up.

Thursday, February 1 - Initial call with the recruiter. I had a positive impression of the team and company.

Wednesday, February 7 - Call with the director of the DevRel team. They informed me there should be time towards the end of the month for an on-site interview, as they would be traveling.

Monday, February 12 - The recruiter contacted me again, letting me know there was availability that week and asking for my availability for an on-site interview. I was very busy with work and also attending a conference that week, but I was very interested in the role, so I let the recruiter know February 16 (that Friday) should work and that I would take PTO. The recruiter mentioned that I and one other candidate were interviewing.

Wednesday, February 14 - The on-site interview was formally scheduled, and the presentation topic was given. I started preparing. The assumption was that there would be a large group of people with a wide variety of backgrounds listening to my presentation, so I had to be able to break down the topic well.

Thursday, February 15 - I spent a lot more time preparing for the interviews and presentation. I decided to create a small demo app to showcase the use of PowerForms, which was covered in DocuSign's technical video series just that week, to try and impress the team.

Friday, February 16 - On-site interview. I thought it went really well for the behavioral, technical, and PM-type interviews. I ended up talking to engineering managers, the director of DevRel, a PM, and the VP of DevRel. Everyone was very nice! The presentation at the end could have gone better, but I was unable to access my presenter notes in Keynote since they had to use Webex to record my screen. I also tried to make sure to show off the demo app I finished creating the day before to my interviewers. Most of the audience for the presentation was remote and listening via Webex, with only two interviewers in person for the audience. I left the interview feeling happy that everything seemed to go well.

Wednesday, February 21 - I hadn't heard anything yet, so I reached out to the recruiter and director. They let me know I should hear something by the end of the week (the 23rd).

Friday, February 23 - Still hadn't heard back yet, but I decided to wait instead.

Saturday, February 24 - I noticed the job posting had been taken down, so I assumed they had either decided to offer me the position or had already offered the other candidate the position.

Sunday, February 25 - I noticed on LinkedIn that someone had updated their position and had already started the role. I correctly assumed it was the other candidate and felt pretty bad that I had to learn about my outcome this way. Even so, I decided to hold out hope that there would still be positive news.

Monday, February 26 - I reached back out again to ask for an update. The recruiter let me know there hadn't been a chance to deliberate yet because of some unexpected events, but that there would be a deliberation the next morning and that they would reach out to me right after. I felt this was a white lie since they had obviously extended the offer to the other candidate who had already updated their LinkedIn position.

Tuesday, February 27 - I noticed the recruiter still hadn't reached out, so I emailed them asking for an update around 2:30 pm. The recruiter called me after 3 pm and let me know I didn't get the job. They mentioned it was a tough decision and that if they could, they would hire both candidates. I asked for feedback, but the recruiter admitted there wasn't really any negative feedback to give since I apparently did well in my interviews/presentation. It was mentioned, however, that the other candidate could ramp up faster (?).

Basically, I worked really hard to try and impress the DevRel team, but none of that enthusiasm seemed to come through. In the end, they ended up offering the position to someone who I felt was a less experienced candidate. They also ghosted me, which wasn't great either, because I thought I did well and wanted the job.

Overall, I would have appreciated more constructive feedback (at least something solid) and honesty from the team regarding my qualifications and fit for the role. Regardless, the recruiter and team were very courteous throughout the process.

A 20-minute presentation on a very technical topic, decided by the director, with Q&A allocated.

An estimation question you would find in a book like "Cracking the PM Interview".

A coding interview problem that required pseudocode and Big-O notation.