The hiring process began with a screen with the manager, followed by a remote programming test in JavaScript.

Two teams expressed interest after this and extended an invitation for an onsite interview with both. The engineers were really excited, and it was a great positive experience overall.

However, the interview with the team lead was not so great, as he gave vague questions. I asked him a series of questions to narrow down the details. Once we agreed, I started building, and he realized he had made a mistake in providing the details, which wasted 20 minutes of the interview.

I received a call from the recruiter around 9 PM asking about my salary and other details. That gave me an indication that everything went great, and she told me she would call me the next day.

Later, I learned from her that they were pursuing another candidate and would make a decision the following week. I later received a rejection, and the recruiter personally called me over the phone to notify me, as I was very excited about this opportunity, which was very nice.