The initial screen call was normal. They set the expectation this would be a very demanding job, which I appreciated. The next interview was with the engineering manager, which, from my end, went well; I asked when to expect to hear back either way. I was told 1 or 2 weeks, and they would let me know either way. No problem with that. 2+ weeks went by, and I reached out to the manager with the same email to see if there were any updates, as I was excited to get my hands on the take-home. It has been 5+ weeks since the interview, and I have yet to hear anything. Retrospectively, it feels like a dodged bullet - they demonstrated little value in communication or common decency. When the manager mentioned being employee number x and hearing they have aspirations to be the same as the size of Google, I felt instant red flags, and there were more to come. I value workplace culture and balance greatly, if you do too, I'd tell you not to bother.

The interview process was pretty straightforward. I did a take home challenge which wasn't too hard and I had a couple of rounds of interviews where I talked with a product owner and two engineers.