AVOID THIS COMPANY!!!

The process started with a recruiter call to discuss the position, candidate background, experience, and salary expectations.

The initial call with the hiring manager was scheduled within a week, and the first call went okay. I didn't receive any feedback for more than a week. When I sent an email to the recruiter to check for feedback, they magically scheduled the next interview call.

The design test document was very vague and mentioned that the exercise was intended to be used only for the hiring process. However, I highly doubt it.

After wasting an hour on this 'interesting' round and a week, I received an email with the classic "unfortunately, we are moving forward with another candidate" text.

Several Glassdoor reviews also highlight negative interview experiences.

Ironically, the interviewer didn't understand the latest cloud architecture concepts. They probably didn't know most of the cloud services mentioned in the presentation. The interviewer was more worried about project structure and C# code than high-level integration and architecture patterns.

If you want candidates to propose architecture that matches your 'fantabulous' system, why do you even hire an external engineer? No wonder there are so many architects from this company on LinkedIn.

If you are expecting a specific design output, the design test specification should clearly mention what you are looking for. If you think architects design systems based on one-liners, I'm very lucky that I didn't get a chance to work with your so-called experts.

It seems like this company hires candidates after two or three applications. Now, I feel they are doing mock interviews to steal ideas from talented individuals.

Standard questions about software engineering, previous projects, etc.