The interview process was long, but I got to know some very cool people.

Expect racism if you find a South Indian and they take on a North Indian in an interview.

Round 1: Coding round. A typical hard backtracking question.

Round 2: System Design, hard, cannot be found on the internet.

Round 3: Diversity and inclusion.

Round 4: Wrap-up with the Hiring Manager.

Round 5: Behavioral.

Round 6: HR wrap-up.

I was rejected due to racism in a typical Indian sense, the same way I have seen in a few places in India. I did not expect racism from such a good company.

I cleared all technical rounds. The HR gave feedback that the feedback was SUPERB.

Thereafter, there were behavioral, diversity, and hiring manager rounds.

All rounds went well except for the Hiring Manager round. I answered all the questions correctly. But I got the gut feeling that they somehow wanted me to fail this round. However, I managed to ace all their questions.

I was expecting to get an offer since I cleared all technical rounds with SUPERB feedback.

But, as per typical Indian racism, South Indians don't like North Indians much, and I had bad luck there. The hiring manager was South Indian. After a long and flawless experience, I received feedback that they could not go further because the hiring manager thought I was good for lower grades but not for senior roles. Therefore, they could not offer me a job.

I did not expect technical feedback after already receiving SUPERB feedback. In fact, for some of the HLD concepts, I had to teach the hiring manager when they were conducting the interview.

1. Backtracking
2. System design related