Initial interview was sitting before four people who were smiling... a lot. Everyone around the office was smiling and cheery... a little too cheery? The atmosphere was a little unnerving. I wandered into the Church of Scientology when I was a teenager, thinking it was a book store, it had the same homogenized joyfulness feeling. Then again, I'm a bit of an introvert. Pausing to thoughtfully decide how I was going to answer a question had them looking at each other, as if to say "what's wrong with him?" I'm not the type of person who is thinking about what I'm going to say next, while you are talking to me. I'm actively listening. In the end, I think they were looking for extroverts only, who go to the gym at least 6 times a week. Very fit bunch.

The technical interview process typically involves resume screening, an initial phone interview, technical assessments, coding challenges, system design interviews, behavioral questions, and final evaluations, focusing on problem-solving, coding skills, and technical knowledge.