I applied online and was asked to provide availability a couple of days after. It took two weeks to book an appointment. I was pretty excited to interview, but the screening call was a real letdown. The interviewers could not or would not give any relevant information about the position and the organization, and there was a very distinct age bias. The process was explained to me: 5 interviews! There was an EM meeting, 2 coding rounds followed by a behavioral interview, and a system design interview, and that's before meeting HR. Everything was straight out of the book to dilute responsibility and avoid accountability, which is a big red flag. The third red flag was being ghosted. In summary:

• Age bias
• Unrealistic process
• Ghosting