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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

August 8, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Recruiter reached out via LinkedIn with a call scheduling link. I used the link, and provided my personal email a couple times (also emailing her).

The call was going fine until 20 minutes in, when she asked if I was using React at my current job, to which I responded "no, but I've used it in a previous job and recently been keeping up to date with it." All of a sudden, her tone went cold and I got the feeling the interview was over. That's understandable (albeit a waste of both of our times).

What's not understandable is that I get a rejection email a week later from the recruiter, to MY COMPANY EMAIL ADDRESS. At no point did I share my company email address, and my primary email address on LinkedIn is also the same personal email that I had provided to her. This is completely unprofessional!! I'd rather be ghosted than get a rejection email to my company email address.

Questions

Do you use React at work?

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Hex's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Hex's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.