I applied online and then got an email from a recruiter for the selection of my resume within 10 days.

Round 1: I was given a home assignment to draft a Test Plan for their mobile application.

Round 2: Phone screening with Technical Recruiter. They discussed my experience and skills for this position. She clearly explained the next steps and was completely transparent about the whole process.

Round 3: Technical Interview with Senior Test Engineer. It was telephonic with coding challenges on Coderpad but was turned to a video interview upon our mutual agreement. I had a good conversation about the basics of the QA Engineer role. She gave me a coding challenge to test my coding ability. I was asked about my experience with API Testing and Android debugging tools. Though I didn't have any experience, I clearly explained that I am excited to learn them.

Hint for preparing the next round: I studied API Testing, Postman tool, and basics about the method, headers, and logs, plus the basics of Android debugging.

Round 4: It was a 1:1 interview with 4 different managers. I had a good conversation with all of them. For entry-level jobs, they are more interested in knowing if you are willing to learn more. My preparation helped me to give some answers.

Post discussion with the recruiter: I was having another offer but I was more interested to work with SoundHound. I clearly explained the recruiter about my situation and interest. She helped me in expediting the process. Unfortunately, I didn't get this offer, as I was told that another candidate had more experience. But overall, I had a great experience to go through every step. I will surely reapply here whenever a next opportunity relevant to my skills pops up!

Coding Challenge: Write a code to test if a string is a palindrome.