Pros: - Interviewers were relaxed, approachable, and gave space to work. They engaged thoughtfully with your thinking. - Whiteboard exercises were reasonable evaluations of design skills. Cons: - Interview format didn’t match what HR communicated; behavioral interviews with the design exercise were implied but never happened. - Was evaluated by a software engineering director alone, which may suggest design is not highly valued as a discipline. - Onsite was short: only one hour of exercises plus a 15-minute tour. Limited insight was gained into broader experience and skills. - No built-in time for candidate questions; had to request it myself. - No feedback policy; received a generic next-day rejection despite significant effort. - The process feels optimized for efficiency rather than providing a thorough evaluation of candidates.