There was a phone call with TA, followed by another phone screen. This was followed by two in-person interviews and then a take home assignment. The in-person interviews were weird. The first interviewer was 10 minutes late but still wanted to cram in all the questions they had, which meant I was rushing through my answers and unable to give the depth I would like. The second interview seemed to be going well until a point where the interviewer started going down a rabbit hole on an irrelevant topic. I never heard back after the take home task. No feedback, no result, nothing. Two weeks later, someone emailed me saying the position is now closed. When a candidate spends hours working on a take home task, the least a company can do is provide some feedback.

I had just one interview with the Recruiter which went well. I was asked to provide suitable dates for the next rounds of interviews but then I was ghosted. Nobody responds to emails or gives some clarifications. I believe that if a company temporarily freezes hiring then it is fair to share that with the candidates who are in the loop already.