It was a very intense interview process. It was one of those situations where if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. They spend a lot of time selling you on their culture, perks and awards. There's not a lot on what you'll actually be doing. I'm still not entirely sure what the day to day process included. I was basically told I would be wearing multiple hats and helping with various roles (which as an operations specialist, that's expected) but it was never really elaborated on how a business that revolves around working within 'the cloud' exercises operationally through vendors, inventory or logistics?
They start with an initial phone screen which is followed up by a 2nd phone screening, that is then moved to the next stage which is a face to face with 4 people simultaneously. If you pass that phase you have to give a presentation to the company which is only made up of about 20-30 employees.
The face to face was pretty intimidating but they did seem pretty down to earth. It lasted about an hour and some of the questions strayed off topic and really drilled you on how you emotionally handled situations. It felt more like I was interviewing with a sorority house and they wanted to see if my personality was worthy of their 'cool vibe' atmosphere rather than my qualifications. I do, understand you want someone who is a good fit and can fit in with the company's culture, but the whole process felt very clicky and more of a personal character screening, rather than a job interview. I was then flushed with compliments and told they would be in touch.
As I do with all interviews I sent up a follow up e-mail to thank them for their time and not to my surprised I received a form like letter telling me that they were impressed with my experience and background but they could not offer me a position ‘at this time.’ Which in my opinion was a nice way of saying ‘you won’t fit in.’ I will say that they did remain very professional and were super polite. There were a lot a lot of red flags and your personality is put under a microscope, while 'the job' qualifications seem to be the least of their concerns.
The salary was posted with the job description and had a whopping $20,000 difference. I'm not entirely sure what their intents were by posting that, but it seems like a pretty large leap.
Again, very intense process, so I would suggest doing your homework before wasting that much time.