The first interview was conducted by a US based HR representative who was surprisingly prepared. She seemed to be passionate, engaging and very nice to talk to. She made me feel comfortable and valued me as a candidate. Happily, she gave a positive feedback and scheduled a second round already for the next day. On this second round however I was interviewed by two Hungarian representatives, and did not have the same feeling after. The male interviewer showed continuously arrogant facial and verbal expressions regardless of what I said. This behavior seemed to be unprofessional and made me feel judged. The female interviewer joined late to the interview unprepared which again felt unprofessional. I did not receive an offer, which I would mind as they are known about high wages, but not after this experience.

There was a preliminary interview with an Engineering Manager in Hungary, basically about the job details, high level requirements, target salary range, etc. This was followed by a very short interview with a US HR representative, with an introduction and general questions. There was another round with the same Hungarian EM and a senior engineer. Mostly about my previous jobs and tasks, also a few short questions on various topics. Finally, there were two rounds of technical interviews. The first one was a TypeScript coding challenge focusing on algorithms (binary tree comparison, fixing a broken logic, etc.). The second one was a high-level system design round that required some homework and then a live presentation.