GHOSTED, With A Dash Of Bias...

First rounds were friendly, and HR was very professional. I greatly enjoyed speaking with a senior-level manager whom would have been my supervisor. Sadly, I get the impression he really wanted to bring me aboard. I think I can say the same of a second senior-level manager, with whom I also conversed.

HOWEVER, the same cannot be said of two of my panel interviewers: a senior-level director and an engineer/architect.

The first interviewer spoke over me aggressively and loudly throughout our ENTIRE interview and did not appear to understand my responses to her questions. Also, I don't think she prepared at all for our interview.

The second interviewer's line of questioning was immediately antagonistic when he discovered I didn't have a computer science degree (and failed to even notice my space tech and satellite training and background). He was clearly unprepared for a conversation about the actual role or my background. There was not supposed to be coding or whiteboarding—they even disabled the Zoom whiteboard feature—but he made me find my own online whiteboard for a part of the process which I was told was not even supposed to be.

I want to expand a bit about the entire computer science thing. I've covered that voluntarily during my career. Sorts, data structures, memory management, and multithreading are all things I put myself through extensively. Despite this, there is still prejudice to deal with. I come from a lower-class background, so not all of us get to afford university. I have been a technical professional for 20 years.

The first manager and I spoke a second time to some extent, and it appeared as if they indeed wanted me there.

Then? Nothing. Not even a form rejection email.

If you don't have a computer science degree, move along to an employer who will value you as a person, as well as what you can offer.

BTW, eBay requests Glassdoor feedback. Well, here you are. You're welcome.

Very little, regarding actual solutions architecture.