Overall, it seemed too good to be true. Everyone was nice, but not overly so.

The other front-end engineers I spoke with were charmless, as others had said, but they seemed friendly enough.

They didn't ask me anything too difficult, and I completed all their interviews fairly easily.

• The first interview was a technical screen.
• The second interview was a small coding challenge.
• The final round was a 5-hour virtual "on-site," consisting of 3 cultural interviews and 2 technical ones.

I was told to expect an offer (or a rejection) 24-36 hours later. I heard nothing. I followed up and was told to expect a response after the weekend. Again, I heard nothing. I followed up mid-week (7 days after the final interview) and still heard nothing.

Eventually, I received an automated rejection email – the typical, "sorry we won't be moving forward with you" message you might expect after a phone screen or resume submission, not after investing over 10 hours in interviews.

Overall, it was a big waste of my time and energy. I can't believe they didn't even have the decency to send a personalized rejection email.

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