Applied online.

Got a match from an external recruiter. She took like 3 weeks to set up the 45-minute screening.

Then, a week before my screening, I got another email saying, due to business needs, the position has been closed. Then I was like, "Okay, no problem."

Again, another recruiter matched instantly and said I have a similar role at another team. I got put in a 45-minute screening a week later.

A principal dev came and no intro, nothing, just jumped straight into the Google CoderPad. We solved like 3 problems in 45 minutes: easy, medium, hard. Until the last minute, he was still asking questions and follow-ups. I was able to answer most.

Then he mentioned, "Oh, sorry, we never introduced." Then he introduced himself and left.

I got rejected the very next day.

TBH, felt like a waste of time. Not sure what the expectations are, but 4-5 months of hiring period, wasting candidates' time, not giving appropriate feedback, and who knows, even if you get hired, due to business needs, they might lay you off, LOL.

String question -> Easy, Medium, Hard