I was in touch with the recruiting team and hiring manager for two months. I applied for a position, and an HR call took place in October. A technical screening to evaluate my profile and skills was arranged.

The initial call with the hiring manager went well, and I was given a programming assignment to complete. This assignment wasn't something that could be done in a short period, so I was given ample time to design and implement it. I spent roughly 10-12 programming hours on the solution and gave it my best shot.

There was another call to discuss the solution and my thought process. This call also went well, and an onsite interview was scheduled. Given Thanksgiving and other holidays, the interview could only be arranged three weeks later. Dates were agreed upon, flights were booked, hotels were booked, and I also took two days of vacation for the interview.

I received a call last Friday stating that the position I was supposed to interview for had been filled and that my flying in for the onsite interview was tentative. There was another position for which I might be a fit, but the recruiter wanted me to speak with the engineering manager for this position. I spent the weekend researching this new position, watching their videos, and looking at the technologies the team uses.

I spoke with the manager on Monday, and we discussed a few things. He asked questions related to testing with Mockito and JUnit and inquired about my language preferences, given that I was working with two different server-side languages simultaneously. I answered the questions and then heard a huge sigh. I personally felt he was asking questions just for the sake of it.

I am a huge fan of Netflix and admire their ability to open-source their technologies, but this experience left me with a bitter taste.

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