I saw a job for a senior software engineer on PA CareerLink, PA's job search site. I couldn't find the job posted anywhere else, and the job listing was incredibly bare-bones. I emailed a given email, and got a phone call a day later. The person doing the phone screening didn't seem to listen to me at all when I spoke or even have read my resume, and that plus the lack of a job on their company website or LinkedIn should have been a waving red flag. When I asked what the job entailed, since the PA CareerLink description was very barebones, he said this posting was just a legal requirement because they had a person applying for legal residency and by law the company had to post a job listing and interview US citizen candidates. What a joke. I stopped him right there, said that's a pet peeve of mine, no thanks. He reiterated this was a legal requirement and hung up, didn't even thank me for my time. I do not recommend interviewing with this company because of this experience!! This is why the job market sucks and candidates are mad, this was such a not okay thing to do.

Approached by recruiter via LinkedIn. Initial phone screen to gauge technical background and interests, followed by a long series of 1:1 interviews spanning about 5 hours. Included a live coding round and a series of brain-teasers meant to see if you're creative and able to think on your feet. Everyone was very friendly, looking to gauge my aptitude and see where I'd fit on the team. No "gotchas" or big egos from the interviewers which is typical of most tech screenings. Initially I was meant to come on as a contractor, but after interviewing, team agreed to bring me on as a full-time hire.