I applied to this position and a week later, they contacted me, essentially to say "we're not saying no yet." COVID has complicated things, totally get it. Three weeks later, an interview is scheduled. Next, the interviewer double booked and had to reschedule the interview. Fine, things happen. The interviewer shows up 10 minutes late for a 30-minute interview. She asks me a complex (but appropriate for the role) question and while I answer, I hear her rifle through paperwork in the background. She asks no follow-up questions and it appears to me like she knows little about the subject matter she's quizzing me on. While I expect recruiters not to know the nitty-gritty of all company topics, I expected some kind of dialogue or feedback to each question. Instead, she jumped from question to question with the distracting shuffle of paperwork in the background. I wondered, "maybe -- she's looking for specific vocabulary to check off boxes to see if I know my stuff?" Yet, as quickly and haphazardly as the interview started, it ended five minutes early. I felt totally unheard despite being an extremely qualified candidate -- my resume might as well have been written for this job. I was told that they'd be in touch for the next steps and I'd hear back shortly, only to receive a rejection letter the next day. It was a terrible experience and the part that saddens me the most about this is that I truly believe in Natera's mission and their products. I would have been proud to represent this company, but the interview process was one of the worst I have experienced.