The Grammarly interview process needs significant improvement. Recruiters should demonstrate more respect for candidates' time.

The interview process consists of a staggering seven steps, including the initial recruiter screening. Candidates will undergo recruiter screening, hiring manager screening, and then five additional interviews with various team members and managers. These interviews encompass both a culture and values panel and technical assessments.

This equates to a minimum of 6-7 hours spent in interviews.

My own interview experience was absolutely abysmal. After dedicating over 5 hours to interviews, mine was abruptly interrupted by an email from a recruiter stating they needed to "re-evaluate" the position. I briefly met with the recruiter, who informed me they were canceling the remaining interviews. They stated they would re-evaluate rescheduling them after the team had a chance to discuss some matters. I was then told I would receive a call from a recruiter within the week to discuss feedback.

Despite promises, I was ghosted three times and my rescheduled feedback sessions never materialized. This is unacceptable.

If the rest of Grammarly operates remotely like its recruiting team, I feel fortunate to have dodged this bullet.

The interview included a basic technical screen and a culture screen. Nothing particularly specific.

There was one hands-on skills assessment and a verbal whiteboarding session to design a system.