After a positive HR screening, my technical interview was delayed by a week because the recruiter lost track of our initial conversation and tried to redo the screening. When the technical interview finally took place, I successfully solved both algorithmic tasks on time. Despite the smooth technical performance, the company chose to go with a different candidate.

It was the first stage algorithm interview, after which I've got two more algorithm sections and one architectural. On an architectural stage I was asked to design backend for traffic-jam app like Traffic Alert. After all process was finished I've got proper feedback for all stages no matter how it was going

The overall experience was disheartening, especially considering the time and effort invested. The recruitment team is very unprofessional, and has lack of experience on working with Senior level. The interview phases, which comprised one architectural discussion and two coding sessions, were fairly standard. Feedback post-interviews was positive. However, there was a significant disconnect when it came to compensation. The offered salary was a surprising 40% below my previously stated expectations, that was clearly communicated ahead. No clear answer about this difference was given, even no official mail sent, primarily all communication was done through informal Telegram calls .