I had two interviews processes with two different teams: 1) Got reached out by a recruiting contractor who works for WB who asks general questions. Had a technical screening test with another developer which was an algorithmic style question (not LC). Had 3 back to back 1 hour interviews, first was debugging code, second was talk with manager and cultural fit, last was system design but more OOP than typical cloud infrastructure. I say this because I autopiloted and talked about infrastructure instead of OOP aspects. After almost a month, I got rejected. Everyone I talked to and interviewed with were great, the primary issue was the lack of communication or reply from HR and it took more than a month to get my final rejection letter, but at least they sent it. So taking that into consideration I'd give it a 8/10. 2) I'm not sure what to make of the second reach out, an HR reached out to me, told me to schedule a 15 minute call, then the same day followed up by saying that because of the number of applicants, there'll be scheduling delays. This was just before Christmas, so I gave them the benefit of the doubt and assumed they would reach out to me after New Years. It's been almost 10 days since new years and even after sending a follow up email, they are still yet to help me schedule a meeting. So I guess the position has been closed? So for this one I didn't even get to meet the HR. So I would rate this 1/10.

I voluntarily withdrew my candidacy in the middle of the interview process. During my rounds, the interviewer was openly dismissive and rude. I expected a higher standard from leadership, but the hiring manager unfortunately exhibited the same condescending behavior. An interview is a two-way street; while a company evaluates a candidate's skills, candidates are also evaluating the company's culture. The lack of respect I experienced gave me a very clear glimpse into what the day-to-day working environment would be like. I simply could not see myself working alongside people who treat prospective team members this way, so I chose to walk away.