Was reached out to on Linkedin by engineering manager. Process took about 3 weeks total with 5 rounds. Intro call with EM, basic coding question, frontend problem, backend problem, tell offer call with co-founders. Everyone I met during the process were super professional and friendly. Interviewers during technical rounds were collaborative and it felt like a pair programming session. None of the questions were leetcode style and felt very realistic to what you actually do as a developer day-to-day. So long as you're coding regularily and are able to communicate as you code, interviews aren't too difficult.

Referred to the company through a current employee and was reached out to by their head recruiter. Initial screening call broke down the role well and explained that during the interview there would be a sort of matching process that would look to align my capabilities with one of their current team/projects. Technical screening and both technical interviews went well where all questions were answered and according to the recruiter I "passed" all rounds. However, this is basically where the application process came to a halt. I was told that they hoped to have an immediate opportunity available to bring me on board but haven't yet identified a specific project to put me on. This was a bit of a contrast from the initial screening where I was told that a matching process would be made with current opportunities in the workplace. Regardless, I was told when an opportunity becomes available soon they will reach out again. Fast forward to now, it's been two months and the company has effectively ghosted me despite my successful completion of the entire application process. It seems as though they prefer to build a backlog of applicants rather than hire to fit current needs. The lack of communication and abandonment of applicants is not reflective of a company that values its applicants' time and extremely disappointing.