I applied online then I was contacted by a recruiter. After first screening, the hiring manager called me. It was a funny experience for me as I applied due to title but as he described the job , I realised that it is developer position. I politely told him that I am already a manager and not interested in a developer but he kept on asking technical question and I chose to avoid answers. I received an email after few days that I am not technically fit for the job. I manage an agile team my current work and he tried to explain me how agile work. I wonder how people ask me me basic questions like what is difference between array and list.

The process is lengthy and I can appreciate that they're not just Leetcode tech interviews but are designed to better determine skills from the candidate. However, I was applying for a people manager position and was recruited for a backend team, despite my resume clearly identifying my experience on frontend teams in the past. Regardless, I was advised to proceed since I had management experience. I made it through the power day and my feedback was that while my management skills were strong, I lacked experience in the backend systems they were looking at. Understood, I just wish that had been communicated all around in a better way or to have that interview count towards a frontend team as well.