My interview was hosted by three Software Engineers: a manager, a senior developer, and a new hire.

They all had good personalities and were competent. However, the UI Manager's subtle twist of using reverse psychology and sarcasm to provoke certain responses caught me off-guard (e.g., "We don't use pull requests; we just develop on our own branches then merge to master."). I wasn't sure how to respond to half the things he said without being insulting or condescending. It was kind of BS to pull during an interview.

The interview comprised me designing a full-stack ticketing application on a 4' x 8' whiteboard.

Personally, I think having an interviewee design/code an application on a whiteboard during an interview is a sick joke. The interviewee is standing there, trying to write big enough for the interviewers to see, as well as keep track of what they are doing from one phase to the next. Run out of space? Watcha gonna do? Fun times.

Handwriting/designing/coding that much content on a whiteboard was a disorganized mess and a waste of time. Since ServiceNow is footing the bill for these interviews, here's a piece of advice:

There are some nice projectors available on Amazon. I bet you could find one on sale for less than $500. That's about how much money was burnt on that interview, having three software engineers and a prospect playing Pictionary for three hours.

I was asked to develop a full-stack ticketing application on a whiteboard.