A recruiter contacted me after a mutual friend gave them my resume. They were aware that I had a pending offer on which I had to make a decision, and were very good about moving the process along as quickly as possible.

I lived nearby, so I did two on-site interviews initially. After completely bombing one of them but doing well on the other, I was brought in a little bit later for the full interview. About five people interviewed me. Afterwards, they were still unsure, so I had a couple of phone interviews/conversations.

The recruiter did a great job of keeping me up-to-date about what was happening. They were very honest with me and were able to rush to get me an offer, which was especially nice because it was almost Christmas at the time.

Many of the interviews focus on coding exercises. It can be very hard to write code on a whiteboard with someone watching you. People are right; it is a good idea to practice writing on a whiteboard on your own first.