I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Arketa (California, MD)
Interview
About 3 weeks long with 3 rounds of interviews. Could probably fuse the first two portions together to have a quicker onboarding or denial. Everyone through the process was very friendly, warm, and curious. Welcoming energy
I applied online. I interviewed at Arketa in Feb 2026
Interview
20 minutes to discuss this whole role, and I am not sure the person conducting the interview even cared to be there. Despite having the qualifications for the role, I was promptly rejected. She even said my interview went well and described the process for moving forward, so I was a bit surprised. I followed up to ask for more insight and never heard anything. Seems to be an organization that really focuses on what you do outside of work, with a big emphasis on people who do yoga.
They email an interview invitation with two docs that were clearly written by AI with emojis. The department manager no showed for my interview. I emailed them and they sent me a link to reschedule. It is a 30 min interview block of time. It took about 15 minutes. One of the AI generated docs outlined their process and multiple rounds of interviews culminates with the CEO interviewing you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was my experience with a competitor's product?