Applied for a Senior Engineering Manager role. The process was a recruiter screen followed by a single hiring-manager interview.
The recruiter stage was a positive experience — professional, responsive, and well organized.
The main interview was a single conversation, and in my experience that one discussion felt more like a one-directional evaluation than a two-way exchange about background, leadership experience, and career progression. For a senior leadership role, relying on one interview of this kind felt thin, and the range of conclusions reportedly reached from it seemed broad for the time spent.
One point worth flagging for future candidates: the stated reasons for rejection included expectations more commonly associated with Director-level roles than with the Senior Engineering Manager title advertised. Since my application had already passed the recruiter stage without showing that background, the role may have been calibrated differently at different points in the process — something worth clarifying early if you interview here.
The most disappointing part was communication after the decision. Feedback was explicitly promised but never delivered, and follow-up requests went unanswered. Candidates who value clear, timely post-interview feedback may want to set expectations on that upfront.
Overall: a positive recruiting experience, but the single-interview evaluation, the apparent mismatch in role leveling, and the lack of follow-through on promised feedback are the reasons for my rating.
