First stage was standard questions about the role, company, and my experience. The company also requires 3 days per week in the office, which was communicated during the process. The second stage was a take-home coding task to implement a solution and explain it via a Loom video. The task was described as a 1-hour exercise, but in practice it required significantly more time to complete properly. The scope of the task itself suggests it cannot realistically be completed within one hour if done properly, which makes the stated expectation misleading. Additionally, the 5-minute Loom constraint is not enough to clearly explain the codebase, decisions, and trade-offs, which feels misaligned with the expectations.

The recruiter reached out, I accepted the first stage video interview, they mentioned their clients, what they do, interview stages, etc. Few days later received an email the examples shared don't reflect their mindset compared to others. No specific examples mentioned.