The interview in the Seattle office was normal, with 3 rounds of regular algorithm and design tasks, like at other companies.

However, if they don't like you, they will reject you silently without bothering to respond to an inquiry email.

For a company aiming to attract FAANG talents in the US, it is better to treat candidates with respect, as it reflects to some extent how it treats employees.

For those joining them in Seattle, be prepared to work at night to sync with their Asian teams and to hunt down information from Asia.

This seems to be a common point that current employees dislike.

DFS: Design large-scale distributed systems.