My Comcast interview felt rushed but polite. The recruiter followed a script, asked basic technical questions, and emphasized metrics. Communication was clear, though impersonal. I left unsure about next steps, yet cautiously optimistic about the team and role overall there.

Recruiter screen, hiring manager, peer, department head. Each was scheduled by the recruiter and I got info like LinkedIns for each person I was going to meet with and how I would work with them.

I completed approximately two-month-long Manager interview process, which included a technical round, three managerial interviews, a cross-functional team discussion, and an HR round. The process was smooth and required no follow-up on my part. They shared the salary breakdown with me, and when I tried to negotiate, they just went silent and wrapped up the discussion. I'm thinking this might be because they had earlier mentioned that with my experience, I'm only eligible for a 'Manager Level 2/3' role. Perhaps HR took note of this during the salary talks and decided to move on. Whatever the reason, two things struck me as quite unusual: It was very odd that they weren't open to any salary negotiation. Generally, US-based companies don't have discrimination regarding experience or age. I've seen many people even in their 40s working as developers in US companies. So, I'm not sure why a US-based company would have these kinds of (may be unwritten), perhaps discriminatory, rules. Anyway though the end is not good, the overall process went fine and so marking as good.