I had an initial phone screen with HR and was set up for a technical interview via Skype with an Engineering Manager. The Skype interview was conducted using video chat.

It was one of the most awful interviews I've had. The interviewer seemed to have been in a small meeting room and, after asking the coding question, left the room to take a call. Other people then entered the room, assuming it was empty, and started having discussions. I was totally distracted and could not concentrate. I considered yelling out loud that I was in the middle of an interview and they should leave. They eventually figured out that someone was on a call and left. Then some other guy came in. Yikes.

The question was not difficult, and it wasn't even an algorithm question, but I totally flunked it. Eventually, the interviewer returned, but I did a really lousy job, and it was obvious that I would not make it to the next round.

The question was easy. However, the interviewer left to take a call, and the events that followed completely put me out of focus.