Overall an enjoyable process. I had 4 interviews total. The interviews were spread out over 3 weeks, but the whole process from start to finish took around 6 weeks because it was in December, around the holiday season.

The first interview was a 15-20 minute screening with basic questions. The second interview was a technical interview. For the technical interview, I was sent an invite to an MR a few days before the interview and was instructed to review the MR and make comments. In the interview, I was instructed to share my screen and make the changes that I suggested in the MR. Though it is always a bit nerve-wracking writing code in front of someone, the interviewer did a good job making it feel like a discussion and less of a test.

The third interview was with the Director of Engineering (dev) and was mostly questions about past experience with a few technical questions thrown in. This interview was enjoyable, and the interviewer did a good job making it feel like a conversation rather than an interview.

The last interview was probably the hardest and was made up of 20-25 STAR questions. Overall, this was the least enjoyable interview of them all, as there was really no conversation to the interview. It mostly consisted of myself answering the question and then the interviewer moving on to the next question without any discussion.

After the interviews, I was asked to provide 3 references and complete a background check. GitLab contacted all three references, and once the background check was completed, I received an offer. A few days after the offer was received, I was provided an official contract.

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