I spent two weeks preparing for the interview, only to be told to cancel it. The rescheduled interview with the new team felt awkward and unusually difficult — no standard coding or system design questions were asked. It seemed like they had no real intention of hiring me from the start.

Recruiter reached out, had a phone screening then a technical assessment. Went to next level then never heard back from the recruiter or the team. Heard they filled it out with someone else.