The entire interview process took less than 1 month from the time the recruiter first reached out to the offer. I was extremely impressed with the entire process and how aligned the recruiting team and hiring manager were. Everybody was on point. The interview was appropriately difficult and the interviewers are not purposely trying to "trick" you. In the first couple of rounds, they are genuinely interested in how you work on a daily basis and how you can positively contribute to the role that you're interviewing for. The last panel round is the most difficult. I spent ~40 hours preparing for it. Make sure to get help from the coach that they assign to you and do multiple practice rounds with him/her. Overall it is a fairly difficult interview, but I didn't mind at all since I they took the time to explain WHY it is the way it is. I have experienced the opposite at other tech companies.

A recruiter reached out to me multiple times, and when I finally took the call, it turned out to be a standard placement conversation as they’re currently hiring SEs across several teams. After a 30 minute screening, during which I clearly stated my location, the recruiter informed me that all new SE hires are required to follow a mandatory hybrid in-office schedule. Despite knowing I don’t live near a major office, they said I would need to relocate before proceeding with the interview process. Never heard back after the first meeting.