I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Kaedim (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2025
Interview
Referred to interview here.
Had a 30 minute call with the CEO, who said I would know if I moved on within 24h and that we just needed to have engineering take a look at and approve the resume.
Reached out the next day and was advanced to the next round. Scheduled for the Friday that week.
Friday morning/last minute, interviewer cancelled. Rescheduled for the following Tuesday.
Asked questions and studied for interview before and in between.
Tuesday morning/last minute (again), recruiting cancelled the interview (again). Was told the CEO did not advance me and an error had been made by recruiting.
CEO could have indicated a lack of fit during the initial call rather than suggesting the decision was gated on engineering approval. Recruiting had multiple touch points and a week to catch this.
Apology was ungracious and was not signed off/closed by any person, just a blank line.
I hope this is not an experience future candidates receive.
I applied online. I interviewed at Kaedim in Mar 2026
Interview
Starts off with a recorded interview, you won't get to ask them any questions.
Seems to be quite a focus on overtime and "above and beyond" work as a non-negotiable.
Lots of weird toxic culture flags on glassdoor when researched
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you had to work the hardest.