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The interview process was really long. I applied in early October, and didn't hear back from the recruiter until the end of November, but then I was told I needed to interview with the hiring manager within three days. After that, there was another long silence, and then in January 2026, I was informed that someone else got the job due to some logistical issues in arranging my interview with the next person. On the bright side, the recruiter was very easy to talk to and responsive once we started communicating, which was the only good part of such a lengthy process.

HR ran a very straightforward and well-organized interview process. They communicated clearly at every stage. The first step involved a senior technical recruiter from the SF office who asked more technical questions than I anticipated, but otherwise, the process was great! It took about 12 weeks from the initial interview to my start date. Step two was with the hiring manager, step three with the hiring manager's boss, step four was a team interview, and step five was a final interview with the hiring manager.

I applied through their Greenhouse ATS and the recruiter was super communicative and respectful. The manager interview though, they really zoned in on where I live, how long my commute to their SFO HQ would be, and other personal logistics. It took up a chunk of our chat, so we didn't really get into technical details or actual platform engineering challenges. It wasn't a bad experience, but they could structure it better to actually check a candidate's skills.

The whole thing took like 2 months from when the recruiter first called me to when they said they hired someone more aligned. There were 3 main rounds, with a few weeks between each. First, a 30-min call with a recruiter. He asked basic stuff like 'tell me about yourself' and to rate my project management skills. Since we ran out of time, I had to email him more details about my PM experience and a time I recovered from something. A couple weeks later, I talked to the hiring manager for about an hour. The plan was to focus on my work history and tools I've used. I made a whole presentation to cover everything, which actually made that interview go faster because I'd already answered most of her questions. I also had good questions for her, and we had a nice chat. The recruiter later said it was impressive and I'd move to a 'final round'. This was supposed to be a 3-hour panel with 7 people, asking situational and behavioral questions, followed by another chat with the recruiter. I prepped for weeks, listening to podcasts to get the company culture, how the role fit in, and prepared STAR answers based on their values. I was ready, but honestly, those 3 hours of back-to-back video questions sounded rough. I did really well though, even with a strange round with two ladies from product who seemed unprepared and asked weirdly worded situational questions. I stayed calm, asked for clarification, and answered hypothetically since their questions were half-baked. After all that, I met with the recruiter again. She told me there'd be one more round with the hiring manager's boss. Apparently, they were supposed to interview me like everyone else. She said I'd hear back in about 2 weeks because of scheduling issues and because they still had other candidates to talk to. The recruiter was nice, but the process was way too long and drawn out, especially for the pay, which was below market. It also feels unfair if candidates aren't interviewing with the same people.