I received an email inquiry from a Rapid7 internal recruiter based on my profile on a jobs site. He told me a little about the position, and I sent him my resume to pass on to the hiring manager.

Some time later, I had a phone screen with the QA manager. It consisted primarily of spot-check technical questions and a fair share of QA methodology questions.

Later that week I went in for my in-person interviews. First I met with a couple of would-be colleagues, who asked me a few technical questions but spent most of their time on QA philosophy / ideological compatibility questions. That same day I had a 1-on-1 with the head of QA.

They called me back in the next week to meet with one of the founders, who promptly decided not to give me the job.

The main thing I remember about the whole experience is seeing the sales floor, which resembled the movie Boiler Room (2000). Lots of people speaking VERY LOUDLY into phones, wearing slacks and dress shirts. One guy had a (sheathed) samurai sword over his shoulder as he was making his sales call.

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