Unfortunately, this was a disappointing interview experience.
The initial conversation with the internal recruiter which was straightforward and the role appeared to align well with my experience. I was then asked to complete a technical take-home assessment via the Coderbyte platform.
Prior to starting, I emailed to clarify how submissions should be shared, as the instructions mentioned uploading results to a portal, but there was no clear way to download or submit the completed test. I received no response.
After completing the assessment, I followed up multiple times to confirm whether my submission had been received, but again received no reply.
Being completely ghosted after investing time in an intitial interview and technical exercise is frustrating and unprofessional. Even a brief confirmation or rejection email would have shown respect for the time and effort candidates put into the process. I really hope the company takes this onboard and improves communication and follow-ups with candidates going forward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tech interview was a TF exercise and in which had to output tf plan via bash and go some post processing in bash.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Butternut Box in Jun 2025
Interview
30 min call with HR
Take home test which took about 5 minutes
Discussion with 2 senior technical people
Process was fairly smooth and quick but heard nothing back after the technical discussion. Not even a rejection, just ghosted. Extremely unprofessional!
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.
We're really sorry that you didn’t hear back after your conversations with our team. That’s not the experience we aim to give candidates, and we understand how frustrating this must have been for you, after the time you have given up to interview with us.
We’re reviewing what went wrong in our follow-up here and tightening our process so every candidate receives a clear update, even when we are not moving forward with a candidate.
If you’re open to it, please DM us on LinkedIn so we can look into your specific case and share feedback. Thanks again for the candid input.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Butternut Box in Jun 2025
Interview
The interview started with an informal conversation about my CV and the company. There was no discussion of the technical stack or role expectations. I completed a take-home test focused on Docker and pipeline development. After submitting it, I did not receive any further communication despite a follow-up email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you used Heroku?
Have you worked closely with product teams before?
Thank you for sharing this feedback.
We're so sorry to hear that your interview process didn’t reflect the high standards we set for communication and candidate experience. This isn’t the level of care or clarity we aim to provide, and we completely understand your frustration, especially after taking the time to complete a take-home task and follow up.
Please accept our sincere apologies for the lack of communication. We’ll be reviewing this internally to ensure it doesn’t happen again.