I was referred to the position by an old classmate. I participated in all the interview stages and made it to the final round.

The first round was a 30-minute HR screening.

The second round was a 1-hour technical interview, which consisted of a standard coding challenge.

The third round comprised four one-hour interviews with multiple members of the team. The interviews were structured as follows:

• Technical interview
• Technical interview
• Interview with an Engineering Manager (EM)
• Interview with an Engineering Manager (EM)

The process was long and convoluted, taking up considerable time and energy. The technical interviews felt redundant, and a four-hour third round is excessive for a prospective candidate. In ten years in this industry, this was by far the most convoluted interview process I have ever experienced.

After all was said and done, I had to wait a full week to receive an automated response informing me I did not get the position. Given the investment of time and energy, they could not even take the time to provide a personal note.

Your experience and background were typical HR stuff.

The technical questions were a smattering of LeetCode-style questions.