The recruiter was a genuine highlight - communicative, warm, and on top of every step. The process itself, less so. The case study required significant prep time and deliverables that felt more like actual work than an assessment. The final interview had the energy of an interrogation rather than a two-way conversation - one-sided, intense, and leaving little room to ask questions or get a real sense of the team. For a company in this space, the candidate experience could use some of the same attention it asks candidates to put into their submissions.