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Interview process included a phone screen, then a meeting with the C-suite legal department. Questions were relevant and the executive was engaging. However, it felt like a sham because I never got any feedback after requesting an update over a week post-interview. The job was relisted on job boards around that time, even though they said they were hiring that next month. Fast forward four months, and it's listed again. What is going on other than wasting candidates' time?

The job posting was for a Sr. Engineer role, but the actual duties were a combination of Lead, Manager, and Sr. Engineer tasks. This role required the person to be the only one in the US working in a hybrid model, 3 days a week at their DC office, and also be on call 24/7. Everyone else in the US works fully remotely. The compensation was not aligned with the responsibilities and requirements, being significantly under market value ($30K - $80K less). This company seems to have unrealistic expectations, leading to overworked employees. Giving 'Home Assessments' to highly experienced candidates is a concerning sign.

The recruiter and scheduler were communicative, but the hiring managers in the panel interview were condescending. One asked questions like "Wuh, you don't have experience doing ___" and "wuh, aren't you concerned about your ability to do this job since you don't have any experience?" even though I have years of experience. They might have had the wrong resume or didn't read it, as they weren't prepared. They started explaining basic job functions, and I had to inform them I already knew this. Their tone showed no interest in my candidacy, so I'm unsure why they wasted an hour. The whole experience was bizarre and unprofessional, unlike other interviews I've had at similar places. If this is how they treat candidates, I can only imagine how employees are treated.

So, first there was this recruiter call, then I had another interview with two engineers. The third part was this coding test online. They said it was a long process, with a bunch of technical interviews and a panel interview. The recruiter was nice and all, but they took forever to get back to me, I had to chase them like every week. For backend engineers, I really think you should learn React before applying. I did pretty well on the coding test, like 90+/100, even with hardly any front-end experience, but I still didn't make it to the next round. It was pretty confusing, but that's just how it is now.