The entire interview process, although long, was pretty fun and engaging. I interviewed at a few more places (and also got several offers) in parallel, but the interviews at monday.com stood out for the best. 3 key things I noticed and I hope other companies might adopt:

1. Honest and almost-immediate feedback: The recruiter/HR person that conducted the initial call with me followed up after every interview, clearly explaining their thoughts, and what to expect for the next step.

2. Relevant technical interviews: While most other employers take "the easy way out" by just sending a LeetCode style "quiz", or a template home-assignment, at monday.com, all 3 technical interviews were online with a fellow developer working at the company, in 3 different scopes, while remaining super-relevant to the everyday life and work decisions as a developer.

3. Genuine conversation: Especially in the technical interviews, but as a general rule- every interview felt like a real honest conversation where what I had to say was actually considered and led the conversation, and it wasn't just a "tick-all-the-boxes" kinds of chat, based on a template questionnaire.

1. First interview: general get-to-know-you and see if it can be a match.

2. Tech interview 1: hands on peer-coding for a small scoped question regarding the companies' @mention system. Implementing functionality using the right data structures and iteration algorithms with minimal space/time complexities.

3. Second tech interview: higher-scoped question regarding board item ordering and re-ordering. A kind of client-server API design weighing pros and cons for increasingly difficult scenarios.

4. Third tech interview: High-level system design, based around the workflow and automations system of the product. The kind of "how to solve a real life tech problem" considering scale, consistency, failover, etc.

5. In-person R&D managers interview: talk about myself, the role, the company, my experience and what and why I'm looking for in my next position.

6. HR interview: lots of overlapping questions from the previous one, but on a more personal note, and "will I fit the culture" vibe

7. Offer