WorkFlex interview questions

Applied for a remote full-stack engineering role. The process started with a timed 2.5-hour coding challenge (Java Spring Boot + Angular), submitted via private GitHub repository. Received detailed written feedback from the engineering team on both backend and frontend — feedback was specific, constructive, and positive overall. Was then invited to a recruiter screening call. During the call, the recruiter discussed specific contract details: named the EOR partner for my country, confirmed the annual salary, explained the benefits package including equity and a monthly wellbeing budget, described the onboarding process, and outlined the next interview rounds. The tone was clearly "closing" — as if I was already moving forward. The recruiter said she would confirm the next interview date the following day. The next afternoon — less than 24 hours after discussing compensation, contract structure, and onboarding timelines — I received a one-paragraph rejection email referencing other candidates with stronger English skills. No follow-up call, no second interview, just a template. The gap between what was communicated during the screening and what arrived the next day was significant. A word of caution for candidates based in countries where the company has no legal presence: the cost of hiring through a third-party employer service may work against you behind the scenes, even if your technical performance is strong. Nobody will flag this during the process — you will simply receive a generic rejection with a different reason. To the hiring team: if contract terms, salary, and onboarding details are shared with a candidate during a screening call, that candidate will reasonably assume they are progressing. Either align internally before making those commitments, or stop making them.

The first round was with HR and went smoothly, it was a quick introduction and discussion about salary expectations, which I appreciated The second round was a technical interview. The interviewer mostly followed a set list of questions and didn't ask about my previous experience. The questions themselves weren't particularly difficult, but some covered advanced topics in multithreading. When I asked if these were used in day to day work, I was told they aren't, which felt a bit odd given the focus of the questions