The first round is a third party coding interview with a company called Karat. This is the same interview that software engineers go through, and preparation and practice is required to do well in this round. After the Karat interview was two days of interviews with Indeed staff. I did another coding interview similar to the Karat round, and then an automation code review where I looked at three files (framework, page object, and tests) and pointed out any feedback as if I was reviewing the code prior to merge. The second day of interviews built upon the first, where I used the code from the code review to actually write some automated tests for an Indeed application. Then there was a mentorship round where I had to teach the concept of arrays to a "beginner." The final interview was with the QA manager and basically just talked about the role and general questions related to automation and soft skills in the office. I felt the Karat part of the interview was the hardest part, possibly because it this type of coding exercise is not necessarily similar to what an automation engineer does in their day-to-day job. The other areas of the interview felt easier mostly because it was related to things I do on a regular basis. The recruiter did a fantastic job of preparing me for the interview. It was difficult, but they give you all of the information you need to prepare and do well.

Met with great smart people and yawning managers. I had more than 6 rounds of interviews, I enjoyed most of them. I also noticed bored managers who yawn a lot during the interview. I worked quite good numbers of years and I can understand such team members. It ook me more than seven hours, but sadly I didn't get a feedback. I learned two things about indeed. One, it has good WLB, and second, not as humany global as the company is. It is all on papers and flyers. Indeed should have done what candidates deserve the least, feedback. For some of us, cracking challenging problems and meeting the job descriptions is not enough.