Meet the HR at campus career fair, scheduled an on-campus interview on the next day, passed it. Scheduled an on-site interview.

The on-site interview consists of 4 back-to-back 45-minute interviews; most questions were behavioral. Only one of the interviews was pure technical; the rest were mostly behavioral.

After the on-site interview, I was told that I could expect the feedback within 2-3 days. However, I never heard back from them and had to send an email to ask for feedback. Rejection. "Thanks but no thanks." I guess that's what most HR are like: very friendly at the beginning and just don't bother dealing with candidates once the interview is completed.

The reason for rejection was kind of surprising. The recruiter told me I needed too much help and coaching to get a working solution. Per my understanding, candidates should always ask questions and engage in conversation with the interviewer. I could have just shut up and done the coding myself and not talked at all, but I know that's not how technical interviews work and communication skills are also very important. However, I never anticipated this would become the reason for rejection.

The result was really disappointing as I thought I did really well for all interviews. Overall, the on-site interview was a good experience; most interviewers were very friendly and easygoing. The interviewer for the only technical interview was not that approachable. No offense to him, and it is nothing personal, but he didn't seem interested in me or the interview at all; I felt that all he wanted was to finish the interview and get out of the room.

I feel the interview is not really skill-based but luck-based. If your technical interviewer has a relatively dry temper, is in a bad mood, or is having an off day, you are basically screwed. I talked to all the SDE candidates on that day; all of us got rejected.

Pros: Overall very good experience Candidates are young, passionate, and talented Laid-back company culture

Cons: Mostly behavioral questions Only 1 technical interview (kinda luck-based) HR don't bother dealing with you after the on-site interview.

NDA.