I interviewed for a Software Engineer role, and the overall experience felt extremely punishing. It started with an unusually long, essay-style written stage, followed by aptitude and other tests, and ended with a slow or non-specific rejection.
For the written interview, or long questionnaire, I answered extensive essay-style questions about my background. They often asked for school-related details and required very long responses. I then took time-pressured cognitive-style tasks along with reaction and logic questions.
I also completed an online technical assessment on a third-party testing site. In my case, it was glitchy and buggy. Before reaching interviews, I went through additional screening steps that felt redundant or poorly aligned with the role.
At the final stage, I was either declined after a late step with little to no feedback, or the communication simply went silent for weeks. I didn’t get an offer. The written-and-testing funnel felt oversized, and the communication was inconsistent.
Location: United States. Overall feedback: Negative. Offer status: No offer.
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