Bizarre interviewing experience. Probably one of my worst interviewing experiences in the tech industry.

Long story short, they have a serious problem with recruiting. Their process is horribly broken. Maybe their recruiters are incompetent, or maybe it's their engineers. Perhaps the engineers are blocking new hires to protect their own jobs.

Whatever it is, the end result is that I would not invest any money in Etsy stock because, ultimately, such a horrible process reflects the incompetence of upper management.

My experience was very similar to other experiences described here. Communication was poor throughout the interview process, and after the interview, again, there was no communication from their recruiter.

I performed well in the interviews, so there was no valid reason for them to reject me. But even if they had found better candidates, professional tech organizations typically send a short "Dear John" message to conclude the process. In this case, there was nothing.

Something is wrong with this company, and I am glad I did not have to join it to find out what it is.

So, don't interview with this ridiculous excuse for a tech company unless you have a lot of time to waste.

Nothing unusual.