The initial screening interview was good and quite energetic. The second interview, which included the technical discussion and whiteboard challenge, was also positive, though the time allocated felt a bit short for the depth of topics we were covering. In between, when I reached out to the recruiter with questions by email, I either didn’t receive answers or they came quite late. Even now, I still don’t understand why, after the second round, I received a very template response for such a senior position, without learning the real reason behind the decision.

Panel interview with 4 people, prior to that I submitted a detailed case study outlining a technical strategy, migration plan, risk mitigation, communication rollout, and success metrics, all aligned with their stated goals. The interview went smoothly, and the team seemed aligned. Then I had to chase recruiter for two weeks, and after that I was rejected with the claim that the role "requires hands-on technical experience," despite clearly demonstrating recent hands-on technical, architectural, prompt engineering, and system design work. No concrete feedback was offered, which left the process feeling dismissive and opaque.