The recruiter told me that they didn’t offer salary at the 40% band of the JD. I decided to continue in case they were wrong.

Following the recruiter screen, I had a phone screen with the Hiring Manager, then a panel interview. It was probably the worst interview I’ve had in 10 years.

One interviewer didn’t introduce himself and was visibly upset at being told by the lead interviewer to ask a question. Another interviewer chewed gum and scratched himself the whole time, and multiple people were eating during the interview.

I didn’t do well. Even if I had nailed it, I would have withdrawn because that team culture was not promising.

Kubernetes primitives (the sort of stuff you can look up for the Linux Foundation exams, but apparently you need to know by heart for this role 🤷‍♀️).