I applied for a job I thought I had skills for (in devEx), but after talking to the recruiter he didn't think this would be a good fit for me and suggested another position in Routing org. I didn't think I'd have the right skills for it, but figured I can still give it a try. It sounded like an interesting problem to solve. The recruiter was one of the best ones I have worked with so far. He was very detail oriented, provided excellent personalized prep and feedback. Even after a rejection dedicated time to talk through feedback in person. While I didn't progress to the next stage I really enjoyed going though that process and wish more recruiters where like that.

Regular, short HR calls, phone screening, and then on-site deep-dive interviews. I didn't manage to pass the phone screen, but my overall impression and experience are pretty good. There was one bad experience - I got mixed information about the next steps. While I was initially informed that the next step would be a coding interview, it turned out to be a solution design interview instead. Although this might be expected for the solution design portion, I wasn't asked to lead the entire system design process. Instead, I was immediately bombarded with a series of questions. This led to a negative point of not providing a comprehensive view of the solution and not leading the topic effectively.

The most efficient and professional onsite interviews I had! I interviewed for an infrastructure/platforms focused role, got an offer, but ultimately decided another company was a better fit. I applied online and the recruiter reached out on the same day. I had a system design technical screen, then four onsite interviews. The onsites were mostly focused on behavioural questions but also included system design questions. I was told the staff role is more about strategic contributions, leadership, and cross-functional work rather than specific deep knowledge or coding. Remote work: they really seem invested in this, which is great. I talked to a few companies which were either in denial and not optimizing for remote work, or the employees interviewing me insisted that remote work was okay but the recruiters told me it wasn't.