There were a total of 6 interviews.

The first was with an internal recruiter. This was followed by an interview with the hiring manager. Next, I met with a team member for a coding challenge.

After the first three interviews, I was told they were very impressed and I had made it to the "final round," which consisted of three more interviews scheduled as closely together as possible. I completed these over three days.

The first final-round interview was a coding challenge. The second was for culture fit. All of these went really well, and I was told after the fourth interview that they were still happy. The person I interviewed with for the fifth interview stated they thought I'd be a great fit for the team.

Then came interview number six. This interview was with an individual who seemed to be the most unbelievably flat and lifeless person I've ever interviewed with. This was also a coding challenge, and the interviewer was not a member of the team I was interviewing for. He had me do another coding challenge, but this individual wasn't interested in discussing the challenge as I worked through it, unlike other developers I'd encountered. It was as if he couldn't care less about whether or not I finished.

In the real world, developers help each other. If they get stuck on something, they will confer with another developer and work towards a solution. This individual showed no interest in that collaborative approach. I ran into an issue that had me stuck for about 15 minutes. He knew what the problem was but wouldn't say anything. He then stated he would give me 10 more minutes before offering a hint. The second he began to give me a hint, I understood the issue before he could finish explaining it. I continued and finished the first half of the challenge. Once I was done, that was the end. The interview was cut off at one hour, with no interest shown in whether I could finish the second part.

I emailed the recruiter afterward to explain how it went. I received no response. There was radio silence for twelve days until I received a call informing me they were going with another candidate. I received zero feedback from them, leaving me with no understanding of why they chose someone else.

It felt like a waste of my time, as I ended up skipping nearly a week's worth of interviews with other companies to accommodate their final-round interviews scheduled after work hours. I did learn from the process, and GoDaddy sounds like a great company to work for, but I'm unsure how their interview process effectively selects the best employees.

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