Perhaps it was timing and/or luck, but my process went super fast. Very shortly after I submitted the online application on New Relic’s website, I was contacted via email for a phone screening.

One of the most memorable takeaways from the phone screening (other than the recruiter making me feel comfortable while asking reasonably pointed questions) was that I was provided the salary range for the position I was applying for. This was an unexpected, pleasant surprise and demonstrated that New Relic is serious about providing transparency and treating all candidates equitably from a compensation perspective.

This led to a video conference interview with the hiring manager, where he shared that I would be brought in for an in-person interview. When I saw the in-person schedule, it was somewhat intimidating because I would be talking to ~10 "Relics" (how New Relic refers to their employees) during the course of 5 hours. Fortunately, there were no large panel interviews, which can be exponentially more anxiety-inducing.

Any interview day jitters dissipated when I entered the warm, inviting environment here at the PDX location and spent time with the awesome collection of people with whom I interviewed. I had one more follow-up phone chat with the hiring manager, and was offered the position a few days later.

Overall, I had a wonderful interview experience and feel so grateful & fortunate to now be a newly minted Relic!

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