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The process was SRE interviews: one coding medium, one Linux and systems questions, and one manager discussing experience and team fit culture. All rounds went well, with coding being the most difficult part of the process.

HR --> peer team member --> hiring manager --> skip-level manager. They don't have a very well-defined process and don't respect candidates very much. Interviewers, most of the time, may not even introduce themselves.

There were four rounds. The process started with a LeetCode medium problem, followed by a Linux interview, and then a system design round with the hiring manager. The system design was conversational, and the interviewer stopped to ask more targeted