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A recruiter reached out to me via LinkedIn and I received an interview invitation. The first technical screen was to write SQL. It wasn't difficult. The second round, a data modeling challenge, felt like a complete waste of my time. It consisted of

I applied online and then had an initial call. The recruiter provided background information on the company and details about available roles. This was followed by a standard data structures and algorithms technical screen conducted via HackerRank.

Everything up until this point of going for my onsite interview was organized and professional. I flew out there and had interviews with four people. During these interviews, they were asking questions as if they were hiring for a manager role, but