I was originally contacted in May of 2024 and proceeded to do an initial call. After the call I was given a cryptic puzzle to solve that would lead to a programming challenge. I solved that and moved on to the next round. I moved on to a live coding interview. This live interview was a [1] coding problem. I passed this with no problem. After this, I was scheduled for the 3-4 hour interview rounds, which included two coding challenges and one conversational interview designed to discover my breadth of experience. The coding challenges included developing a [2] JS class. I was very nervous during this interview and stumbled a lot but overall I felt like I did well. The second coding challenge was a [3] coding challenge and I solved this challenge as well. The interviewer was very invested in the process and was very positive. The third interview was a conversation about my experience with various technologies. I was told to prepare for this with details so I did. The conversation went well and the interviewer seemed very impressed with what I presented. A final interview with the hiring manager was also scheduled for the following day. This is where I was thrown off. The interesting thing to note is that the recruiter told me she would provide updates throughout the process and I explicitly asked her if I would complete all interviews before a decision was made. I never received any updates and about 5 minutes before my final interview, I was sent a text message stating that they would not continue because they did not see a path to an offer. She offered to give me feedback and when I requested the feedback, I was ghosted. I invested a ton of time with them and never felt like this would happen because my interactions were mostly positive. However, this put a sour taste in my mouth about the company. To give you my two cents about my interactions, I had two people who were very positive and welcoming. They made the interviews easier to get through in terms of making you feel less nervous. The other 3 people that I interacted with seemed very cocky and self-righteous. They almost seemed annoyed at the fact that they had to interview someone. Take that for what it is but I believe that everything happens for a reason and this was just another learning experience with good interview practice.