I applied for a Frontend Engineer role in Sep 2025 on VectorShift through YCombinator. I got an automated reply the next day. I completed the assignment and submitted it, even though I knew I would be ghosted (I had read all the other interview experiences). I was just laid off on the same day I applied. So I just did it, even if it felt like a waste. I had to create a frontend and a basic backend, then record a video explaining the project and send it in via a Google form. After a whole month, I got a response for a behavioral interview for 10 minutes. He came and asked 4 or 5 behavioral questions, said we would keep in touch, and was gone. The behavioral questions seemed simple, but most likely they are just a formality or have some other criteria.
