Overall, the whole process was very smooth. The HR coordinator Ryan kept me posted on every step. The interview panel was very polite as well and they more interested in knowing what I have done so far instead of asking questions that can be googled upon.

US MILITARY RESERVISTS BEWARE!! I was declined due to being transparent and asking about how Gitlab supports active reservists. Their policy handbook is publicly available and states that a prospective member of Gitlab shall not be discriminated due to military obligations. Tech recruiter mentioned I came across well. I replied back with more details about my “1-weekend every 2 months commitment” which is better than most reservists I know. Security manager never gave me a chance to prove myself. Disqualified me based on being military? I’m honestly disgusted. Tech recruiter was very pleasant to talk to and shared very good info. I’ve shared my experience with other big software companies I’ve interviewed with and they were shocked as I am(military experience or not). Hopefully the executives read this and are able to make changes. But if you’re a reservist, I advise you to stay away and save yourself some time from being discriminated.