Interviewer asked technical questions, but demonstrated limited understanding of the questions he asked. For example, after I talked about the work I had done with REST services, he asked, with apparent uncertainty, whether they used HTTP or some other protocol. I was consequently unable to gain much insight into what the work would look like. When I mentioned that I had to move on a quick timeline because I had received an offer from another company (I had already scheduled this interview prior to beginning the other interview process), he got resentful and acted as if I had wasted his time.

I went to the interview to practice my interview skills mostly. The company has been a "startup" for a decade, and will be forever. The business model is basically an utility from day one. Nothing innovative, except getting clients by being the lowest bidder. Phone interview, then on-site interview. The standard deal. They tried too hard too be like Google, but the questions were just silly. Lots of hypotheticals, instead of concentration on the fundamentals. From what it sounded like the place is under-staffed, high turn-over, and as a result most of time goes to putting fires out while delivering uptime that clients expect. Wasn't interested from the get go, even more so after the interviews.