Contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn.

Had a quick call; the recruiter seemed nice.

He did quiz me around data structures, TDD, SOLID, etc. Typical.

Arranged for a coding exercise with two developers.

The exercise was out of place and completely irrelevant. Judging developer skills on test framework API syntax? Really? Is that what makes a great developer?

I believe TDD is important, but this is nonsense.

The interviewers were below standards.

Unfriendly, uninterested, and in a rush. Possibly inexperienced as well.

I don't know what they managed to judge my skills on.

Ten years of solid experience in high-profile companies and positions, and they treated me like a coding monkey.

They say they are growing fast – like a supernova, I would say. The bust is near.

Code a rough load balancer, and beat the hell out of it, testing beyond reason.