I applied online. The process took two months.

I applied online and received an initial response just over a week later to arrange an initial phone call with someone in the hiring team. I had to submit my availability for a call. Next, I heard back about a week later because the person who I was scheduled to speak to was on holiday. So as not to delay proceedings, I should go straight to an hour-long video interview with two of the engineering managers. I shared my availability, and my interview was booked in for a week's time. The video interview covered my management experience, how I have overcome any issues I might have faced in the past as a manager in my current role, and then some hypothetical situations. I found the interview quite intense and fast-paced. I was glad that I had taken some time to think about situations to use as examples beforehand.

Following the video interview, I didn't hear anything for another week, but was then invited to an on-site interview. This was scheduled for ten days' time, and I was given some details about the structure of the interview and who I would be talking with. I arrived for the on-site interview, and I was shown around the office briefly. It allowed me time to settle in, and I really appreciated that ten minutes of friendly chatter with one of the hiring team. The actual interview consisted of two rounds, each an hour long.

• First was a role-specific interview with an Engineering Director and an Engineering Manager, followed by a general interview with the People Lead and another Engineering Manager.
• Both rounds had similar managerial questions, dealing with hypothetical situations again and being asked to talk through a lot of examples from my professional experience.

The general interview had some more culture-specific questions. Again, the interview was quite intense and extremely deep-diving, but never intimidating. Everyone I spoke to was really friendly. However, the questions are relentless and quick. You might be discussing one topic for five minutes and then you will completely change the topic in the next question. It's a clever approach that really displays the strengths, weaknesses, and values of the individual. When I came out, I wrote down all the areas I thought I hadn't answered to the best of my ability, and when I received the feedback a few days later, it was identical to what I had written.

I had an email the next day asking how it went. I was given the opportunity to reflect on what I thought went well and what I didn't get across so well, and that info would be taken to the debrief meeting. Following the debrief meeting, a call was scheduled to discuss feedback. The feedback was really in-depth, which was great. Due to some strategic decisions higher up in the company, the decision was delayed, but I always had feedback and updates from hiring. I received an offer two weeks after this.

How do you recognise a high-performing individual?

Talk about some hard situations that you have encountered and how you dealt with them.