I was contacted by an external recruiter. In a few days, he was able to arrange an interview with the outgoing tech lead. The video interview was short about 20 minutes, and then I received a take-home project with no time limit. I completed the assignment over the Thanksgiving Holiday in 4 days. Then I was completely ghosted. Very unprofessional. They should have at least provided me with an update about my status and not left me hanging. It was neither a good representation on how a company should conduct business nor a reflection of its culture and working identity.