I interviewed with DeepTech on Thursday, April 23rd at 3:30 PM and again for the second stage technical interview on May 6, 2026 at 03:00 PM. DeepTech's interview process is appreciably different, and it begins as soon as you receive the first email. In addition to selecting your interview date, you need to confirm a few statements. This is an easy detail for someone to miss in this hectic market. After the first interview you’ll be tasked with explaining how to make a sandwich to someone who’s… never seen a kitchen before; so be ready for that or any other curve balls they throw. The 1st screening interview was a group interview with one other person. It touched on general questions, customer service, and some personal questions to break the ice and the gauge character. It was pleasant enough; though I would have appreciated earlier confirmation. I only received notification that my interview was locked in mere hours before the interview. About a week later I received a notice that I was to move on to Stage 2, the technical part of the interview. A week after that I received a scheduling request, and just like last time I received confirmation of the appointment hours before the interview itself, only this time the start time was changed to 30 minutes prior to the agreed upon time, which brings us to the first problem. Scheduling. My situation is hardly unique, I’m currently freelancing and volunteering so scheduling is of the utmost importance. On the day of the second interview I had a packed schedule. Dropping a last minute change without confirming with the candidate first is poor form. The next issue comes with the technical issue, which was purported to be more of a “technical conversation” rather than a rote quiz of your technical know-how. To be fair it started that way, but it quickly evolved into a typical probing of one’s knowledge base. Which is fine of course, but I would appreciated more transparency. If you get to this stage, rehearse. It’s not enough to understand the concepts, you need to be able to explain them clearly using either technical or non technical language. I failed in this spectacularly (and in other ways) as evidenced by the canned email sitting in my inbox that Monday morning. Maybe it’s time I find a new line of work. On a related note, do refrigerators still come in cardboard boxes?