I had a similarly negative experience to what many recent interviewees have described.

Six weeks after successfully completing the initial code challenge, the recruiter provided me with four very broad areas to prepare for the virtual 'on-site' interview, but ignored all my requests for clarification. Moreover, the emails I did receive had a cold and disdainful tone, often appearing frustrated and defensive.

It took another six weeks to complete the virtual on-site, which was divided into multiple interviews conducted every week or two. Surprisingly, every single interview focused solely on JavaScript coding challenges, amounting to a total of seven LeetCode-style problems. There were no discussions on system design, behavioral questions, or technical topics apart from LeetCode.

I managed to solve and optimize all the problems, including one that I solved in under five minutes while considering all edge cases. I was then left without any response or communication for another week.

The experience was so disheartening that I decided to withdraw from the process, despite having completed all the interviews. The conduct of the interviewers themselves was highly disrespectful.

Each one had their own issues:

• One interviewer had not prepared any specific problem and instead posed a brain teaser while randomly selecting a problem from LeetCode.
• Another interviewer arrived 30 minutes late and provided me with only 20 minutes to solve a problem.
• One of the interviewers joined the call from India, resulting in a poor connection.
• Another canceled the interview just 15 minutes before it was scheduled.

What truly shocked me was that during one call, the interviewer had his wife sitting next to him, making comments on my performance. I am still in disbelief over this incident, as it raises concerns about privacy breaches and fairness. It seems highly questionable from a legal standpoint as well.

There are significant flaws in the Yahoo hiring process, particularly within the recruiting team. Without a doubt, this has been the most dreadful interviewing experience I have ever encountered.

Given these circumstances, I would not consider working for this company, regardless of the compensation offered.

7 LeetCode easy/medium brain teasers