I was reached out to by a hiring professional via Stack Overflow. I spoke with him, and after he followed up, he then disappeared. After weeks of silence, I reached out. He said, and I quote, "I dropped the ball on it." I found this unprofessional and vague, so that was the end of that.

Months later, this time I applied online and was soon reached out to by the same person. Step one was a screening test. I turned in my submission and reached out again to verify if he had received it and if there was any feedback. I am still waiting to hear back. I have formally withdrawn my application.

After two instances in a row, I believe it is safe to say that Klaviyo's recruitment process has some serious flaws that need amending before they can begin to attract top talent.

Hi Klaviyo, if your plan changes in the middle of a recruitment, try to be courteous to the people who found your product interesting, applied to those positions, and spent time working on the take-home assignment.

It appears to me that the hiring committee changes their minds in the middle of a recruitment, or something else is happening. Be courteous; you are sure to lose applicant traction if these practices do not change.

Until then, I would recommend staying away from the company.

Take-home data science assignment.

Random technical jargon about email campaigns and e-commerce, real-time streaming, and analytics.