I applied online and received an invitation for a HackerRank test. It wasn’t easy and included a lot of material that felt like rote memorization. The first round was with HR. They asked how well I knew the company and about my motivation. Honestly, it wasn’t pleasant. I felt stressed when they asked things like, “Are you reading from your screen?” I wasn’t; I had just shifted my eyes from my face to theirs on the screen. They also asked about my other job applications. The second interview was technical. They gave me a simple coding challenge and asked basic questions about Linux and Docker. The interviewer was easygoing, and I really enjoyed this round, but only this round. The third interview made me feel the company culture just wasn’t for me. Everyone seemed tired and strict, and all they seemed to care about was work. I felt like I was being judged the entire time.

The interviewers were really nice, but the recruiters took a long time to respond. First round was a HackerRank assessment. Second round was going over your background with two trade ops. Third round was talking soft skills and going over what you know. At the end I got ghosted for two weeks after the interview just to get rejected for not having trade ops skills, even though at the very start I emphasized that I was a recent grad. Everyone was really nice but it felt like they wasted my time.