I initially met with the internal recruiter and had a great conversation around my experience and the role. The following interview was with the hiring manager where I again had a great conversation around my specific experience but further in depth. For the 3rd step, the requirement (surprisingly) was to use a free AWS account and complete a lengthy take-home project. I spent the majority of a Saturday completing the project and submitting it to the hiring manager via email. The following week, the scheduling coordinator (not the requirer) sent me a generic denial email mentioning that she enjoyed our conversation even though I do not recall ever having a conversation with her. This was concerning, especially because I dedicated 6 or more hours into a project with an instant rejection and no helpful context. The worse part was that I nailed the project and even utilized Spark and Glue, which were not a requirement but allowed me to defend future interview questions regarding scalability. I even emailed the hiring manager to ask why the process was haulted and to get feedback, but he ignored me. This was overall a terrible experience!

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The interview process consisted of three main rounds. The first round included a challenging LeetCode problem followed by a recruiter screening. The second round was split into three parts with different interviewers: a front-end expertise assessment, a code review, and a standard technical interview. Unfortunately, the code review was a frustrating experience due to logistical issues. The interviewer arrived late and was in a different room, which, combined with a login issue on the computer they provided, left only 15 minutes for the assessment. The interviewer mentioned it was his first time conducting this type of interview and apologized for the rushed environment. Because of the severe time constraint, I wasn’t able to finish reviewing the multi-page codebase. In contrast, the final technical part went smoothly; the coding problem was manageable, and I successfully communicated my thought process, corrected minor syntax issues, and ran the code perfectly within the time limit. Although I did not advance to the final managerial round, this remains my dream company. While it was upsetting to have technical and scheduling failures on their end compound the stress of a high-stakes interview, I hope to have another opportunity to interview and work there in the future.