I applied online and was contacted by a recruiter who informed me that the position I applied for was already being filled. However, there was another one opening up which might be a good fit. We briefly discussed the new position, and I agreed to proceed with it. I was then set up for two rounds of interviews: one system design and one resume deep dive with the hiring manager.

The system design interview was okay, but after that, everything went downhill. The hiring manager showed up for the interview and seemed very reluctant to conduct it. He did not do any deep dive on my resume, just asked some basic questions. When it came time for providing more details about the role, he painted a negative picture, even going to the extent that he was not sure if this product, for which the role was, was even going to be successful or make money for Indeed.

I kind of knew where this would lead, but I was expecting a professional closing for the application. Instead, I was ghosted even after following up with the recruiter. So much for a company that makes money selling SaaS for job posting and hiring.

1 system design and 1 resume deep dive.