The overall process was very fast, welcoming, and professional. It took only two weeks from the initial HR call to the final decision. Even though it ended in a rejection, the company maintained great communication throughout. The Process Step 1: Initial HR phone call describing the role and expectations. Step 2: Home assignment (technical test) with a 4-day deadline to submit. Step 3: A single-day intensive interview process divided into three parts: 30-minute HR interview (behavioral/cultural fit). 30-minute interview with the VP 1-hour System Design interview. Interview Questions 1. VP Interview - Scale Question: "You currently have a trigger in your system that sends emails to 10 users. If the system scales and we now need to send emails to 100,000 users for that same trigger, what changes would you make to the system?" 2. VP Interview - Tech & Workflow Question: "Can you describe a previous project where you utilized AI tools during the development process, and how it impacted your workflow?" 3. System Design Interview: "Design a basic document management application with version control capabilities for each file." Core requirements: Designing the API endpoints and DB schema to support basic usage like creating, viewing, fetching, and tracking specific file versions Key topics discussed: Separation of metadata storage and raw data. deep dive: what if a user wants the last version or wants version 50/150 how will you handle it.