Applied online -> 1 week -> Recruiter Screen -> Hiring Manager call -> Code challenge -> Virtual onsite.

Onsite consisted of a 30-minute technical questions session, two 45-minute behavioral interviews, and then a 45-minute session walking through the code challenge.

Overall, the process was not especially difficult, though it was lengthy. I spent quite a bit of time on the code challenge to use the same tech stack they did, but it probably didn't make a difference.

My onsite schedule was inaccurate. My first interview was labeled "System Design" with three people, but as soon as I got on the call, there was only one person, and he immediately started drilling me with technical questions. I was a little thrown off, but they were standard questions, just asked in an off-putting way.

Two 45-minute behavioral interviews were conducted with people outside of my immediate function, mostly nontechnical folks. The questions for both of these were relatively the same and are standard behavioral questions. The interviewers seemed to be reading off a list, and I don't believe anyone was taking notes, so they were probably judging based on how they felt about me.

Code sharing was fine, but I was asked a CS trivia question unrelated to the position I was interviewing for. I'm not sure what they were trying to achieve here.

The recruiter said he'd get back to me within the week. After not hearing anything for one full week, I followed up and received an automated rejection. Rude.

I had heard good things about the NYTimes from a former employee, which is why I was interested. However, overall, the process felt sloppy, and the pay is below market.

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