The interview process was fairly straightforward and professional. The interview consisted of two phone interviews and one on-site interview.

The first interview (on phone) was with the Recruiter who had reached out to me on a professional social networking site. She basically check-listed my skills and gauged my interest in the position.

The second interview (on phone) was with the Hiring Manager. The interviewer was very pleasant and was more interested in the way I solved and approached the various scenarios that he presented rather than the solutions themselves.

The third & final interview (on site) ran for about four hours and consisted of 1:1 interview sessions with the HR Director, who asked me about my salary expectations and the usual HR stuff, the QA Manager who was hiring and who had spoken to me earlier, and Senior QA Engineers and QA Leads.

The Manager and Engineers who interviewed me were pretty professional and represented different groups. The questioning, like the phone interview, focused on problem-solving abilities and approach rather than the solution itself.

The interview also consisted of a programming aspect, and I was required to write pseudo-code as well as calculate its computational complexity.

The HR Director, though personable, came across as arrogant. She emphasized the fact that they are the best in the market with respect to pay rather than talking about why the company had a best work environment.

The whole setup was handled professionally. The Recruiter was willing to work around my schedule to set up the interviews. There were no interviews with either the PMs or Developers, which is always nice!

Given the work ethics and culture of this organization, I am not disappointed that it didn't work out. While the money is nice, I got an impression that this company is not that much fun to work at.

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