I was contacted by their recruiter and had a 30-minute conversation. A week and a half later, I had a tech screen.

Then, two weeks later, I did the all-day interview, which included:

• Discussion with the hiring manager
• Coding interview
• Project deep dive
• System design interview
• System design interview
• Wrap-up with the recruiter

This was a bait and switch. I was originally led to believe it would be 3 hours: coding, system design, and a hiring manager discussion. I wish I would have stepped out after seeing what they signed me up for in the all-day interview.

No company is worth that amount of stress, self-degradation, and (self) gaslighting. I'm happy with the interviewers; most were attentive, kind, and smart. I'm happy with how I did.

They ignored my requests for feedback, so I don't see any opportunities for growth, even in a process this brutal.

Do you know Bread & Butter Algos and System Design?

Can you handle abstract conversations so they don't disqualify you on their bad day?