I applied online for a Lead Software Development Engineer position that consisted of direct contribution and managing a very small team of other developers. I heard back from a recruiting coordinator within a few days, and they set up a phone call to discuss my interest in the position and my background.

After that, they directed me to another recruiting coordinator who helped get me set up with a phone screen interview.

Though the position was heavy on Java, I was allowed to answer questions from a C# perspective, as I had more experience with that language.

Overall, the conversation I had with the phone screener went well. However, I believe the general feeling on both sides was that I wasn't the best fit, given my weakness with Java/server development and perhaps a little too much management experience (since I was used to managing teams with both direct and indirect reports).

Although I came away with no offer, my conversations with the recruiting coordinators and the phone screener were positive.

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