Spoke with a Director who then recommended me to two meetings with SRE EMs. Spoke with EMs separately but on the same day. All talks were pleasant, had a good flow and rhythm. Interviews were soft and technical experience, nothing in depth technically. Experiences and exposure to working with the customer and conflict. Extremely disappointed in the fact that after two follow up emails with the recruiter and one to the director, both have just not replied to my emails, and therefore I conclude I was not successful. It is really juxtaposed to the nice interview ambiance. Even Google got back to me to politely advise they did not want to continue with my application. Not a sore loser, but I would have appreciated a generic and kind decline email.

Beware of fake interviews I was interviewing for a position that I was told was the last headcount for the team. The process was quite long, involving six rounds of onsite interviews. The interviewers seemed a bit unprepared, and the conversations felt more like they were going through the motions rather than genuinely assessing my skills for an open role. After about a month, I was rejected without any specific feedback. Shortly after, the same recruiter started reaching out to me about other job openings I had not applied for. This made me feel like the initial interview process may have been for a position that was already filled, and my candidacy was used to "pump up the numbers." I've heard from others that this can be a pattern. If you notice signs like unnecessary interview rounds, repetitive questions, a position being described as the "last headcount," or unprepared interviewers, it's a strong sign the position has already been filled. It might be time to move on to other opportunities.