1. Initial screen with engineering manager - not direct manager or even counterparts
2. 3 2:1 interviews. Canned questions and they never really got to the heart of things. For instance, all of the questions are tactical but the role is strategic. As a result we didn’t discuss my strategic approach or anything like that. The hiring manager in particular didn’t seem enthused or even engaged in the process.
3. Recruiting - they do not discuss comp ranges before interviews and there’s no outline for the process. I pushed a bit here and was met with “I don’t know” or “we don’t do it that way.” If I don’t know the particulars then it’s really difficult to know if this is a good opportunity
All in all, it’s clear that this group doesn’t really know what they’re looking for OR it was poorly articulated.