I applied online and was contacted by recruiter who informed me that the position I applied for was already getting filled but there was another one opening up which might be a good fit. We briefly discussed the new position and I agreed to proceed with it so I was setup with 2 rounds of interview, 1 system design and 1 resume deep dive with the hiring manager. The system design interview was ok, but after that everything went downhill. The hiring manager showed up for the interview and seemed very reluctant to take the interview. He did not do any deep dive on the resume just asked some basic questions. When it came time for providing more details about the role, he painted a negative picture even going to the extent that he was not sure if this product for which the role was was even going to be successful or make money for Indeed. I kind of knew where this will lead to but was expecting a professional closing for the application. Instead I was ghosted even after following up with the recruiter. So much for a company who makes money selling SaaS for job posting and hiring.

Recruiter screen. Recruiter continued to guide throughout process. Interviews were quick to be scheduled. An architectural round. I really enjoyed the interviewers, but I accepted another offer before I finished.