I applied through a referral and went through a recruiter screen and a behavioral interview.

I appreciate that they try to make it better than most technical interviews, but in my opinion, it still falls short.

The recruiter was friendly and said it would be an informal chat, but then fired off a list of questions and didn't directly answer several of mine. I was told during that call that I'd be moved forward in the process. They also let me know that the next round would be behavioral questions and technical questions related to my past experience.

During the next interview, I got very few technical questions about my past projects but was asked about system design and web animations. This threw me off because I wasn't prepared for it. There shouldn't be such a disconnect between the recruiter's prep and the literal first interview. I was also told it was meant to be a conversation, but I wasn't left with much time for my own questions at the end.

I think it would be an average interview if you were properly prepared for it. I don't think the process is very inclusive for neurodivergent people like me, especially if you are thrown off when prepared improperly or have difficulty recalling specific past events on the spot.

Tell me about the biggest bug you introduced into production.

How would you debug a slow frame rate?

How would you design this feature?