The interview process started off alright. I had a discussion with a Product Manager at the company. It was a good chat, and I enjoyed speaking with her. I then had a technical challenge focused on solving a sudoku puzzle. It was done live over a stream, from home. It was quite challenging, and I had a few mistakes in my solution. I did well enough that they asked me for another interview. I then came in for an interview with the Chief of Staff, and someone higher up in engineer. I can't quite remember the title. It was enjoyable, and seemed to go well. I then had 2 more interviews with the Product Manager. At this point, the process had been going on for over a month. They didn't seem to know what they wanted to hire me for, or what they were looking for in the position. They were asking me questions about management, even though I had not applied for that position. Maybe I should have been flattered? I was mostly confused. They finally told me they wanted me to speak with the CEO. I planned to leave work early to take the call... I waited for an hour and never got a call. He contacted me later and blamed broken telephone with his team members. I gave him the benefit of the doubt and we DIRECTLY rescheduled. He missed that second call again. At this point, it had been close to 2 months long. Very unprofessional and rude... STAY AWAY. They do not respect your time and seem to have no idea what they are doing.

The interview process was fairly straight forward. There were 2 stages to the interview and the questions were oriented to a startup culture. The first step was a telephone interview. The call was with HR for 20 mins and was more of a conversation than an interview. I was asked to elaborate on my past work experience and go into technical and non-technical highlights. You are also supposed to justify your reason for moving to a startup if you are from a big company like me. After the first round, the second round was a visit to the office, where had two rounds, 1. The first round was a technical interview where you were to explain the tech stack, architecture and contributions in detail to your previous job. The will also be some whiteboarding on fairly basic algorithms. 2. The next round is with a Hiring Manager, who will assess you to check if your personality aligns with the company culture and may also involve some brain teasers. Once you are done and if you have done well, you will receive a call with an offer.