I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week.

After the recruiter screening, there is a 1 hour interview with the hiring manager - where he/she goes over the usual intros, and then does a deep dive on your experience in engineering management. The discussion with my HM was interesting & respectful. The process to follow seemed relevant & reasonable. Which honestly is a breath of fresh air, in this world of absurd interviews! At a high level it was clear what product line this position was for (Galaxy in my case - which is their SaaS offering) & I also got an overview of Starburst, the various teams and such.

The HM couldn't provide details on the position (specific team responsibilities, number of directs who'll report to you, ..). They were hiring for multiple positions & possibly wanted to defer this to later. The next set of interviews were with product & engineering management leads. In my case I had 1 PM & 1 EM interview me. They went over some specific areas surrounding execution & collaboration. While I felt the conversations went well overall, I was told I wasn't the right fit. I'm sure they know what they were looking for, so it's not for me to agree or disagree. Although I have to admit I was a bit disappointed :-| Overall the whole process was pleasant and did not seem like a waste of time, even though I did not get an offer. I was happy to learn a few things and also got some interview practice :) The recruiter as well as the recruiting co-ordinator were both very easy to work with.

The topics include end-of-year performance, team motivation, and experience developing products from start to finish.