-Applied online through LinkedIn -First reached out by a recruiter and underwent screening process -2nd round of interview with two Ph.D.-level process engineers; 10-15 min presentation about Ph.D. research, followed by deep technical questions -3rd round of interview with one Ph.D.-level director; 10-15 min presentation about Ph.D. research, followed by technical questions and a general conversation about the role -4th round of interview with VP; 10-15 min presentation about Ph.D. research, followed by technical questions and a general conversation about the role

HR round followed by 5x technical 1:1 interviews followed by final VP interview. Technical interviews consisted of presentation of past work followed by Q&A. Main advice would be to brush up on fundamentals of your research work as well as broader application.

The process is long and time consuming: 1. HR Screening call 2. Line "hiring" managers - they were not sure if they are interviewing for their teams or for which ones. 3. Local head 4. International head -some HR follow-up exchanges in between. All to learn that due to economic situation there's a hiring freeze. All the people and interactions were nice, though the line managers were totally caught off-guard by the questions about their leadership and overall working culture.