The full process involves a phone screening, followed by a pen and paper coding assessment, and then an in-depth architectural discussion. Final steps include an HR interview, checking recommendations, and a formal offer.

I was interviewed by two people who both came from the same IDF unit. Much of the conversation circled back to their shared background rather than the interview itself, which gave me the impression that this was the main filter they cared about. The interview structure itself felt unbalanced. I was asked to describe projects I had worked on and to sketch system components and their relations on paper, but there were very few follow-up questions. For most of the session, I was the one talking. At one point, they presented a technical problem about retrieving the top X results in log(n) time, if I recall correctly. We discussed a solution and then I had a short amount of time to implement it on a laptop without internet access. Overall, I came away with the strong feeling that they were primarily looking for someone from their own IDF unit background. Once it became clear that I was from a different unit, I did not feel genuinely welcomed or wanted. I was not offered the position, but even if I had been, the atmosphere of the process left me with little interest in joining.