HR / Recruiter Call – An initial conversation covering my background, relevant experience, interest in the role, compensation expectations, and general fit for the company. Take-Home Assignment – A coding/project-based assignment designed to evaluate practical engineering skills, code quality, problem-solving approach, and overall system thinking. The scope was reasonable and reflected real-world development work. Technical Interviews – The technical rounds focused primarily on discussing the take-home assignment in depth, including design decisions, trade-offs, scalability considerations, and implementation details. There was also a system design discussion covering architecture, API design, data modeling, scalability, reliability, and operational considerations.