Anthropic Software Engineer interview questions

I had an initial recruiter call, followed by a virtual coding screen and then four rounds during the virtual onsite. After being told I had passed the onsite, I was asked to provide references. Two weeks after submitting my references, I hadn’t heard anything, despite following up. Eventually, I reached out to the hiring manager, who informed me they would not be moving forward. I then contacted the recruiting team to ask about the decision and the possibility of reapplying. I was told that my application was still marked as open and that my references were very positive, which made the situation confusing. A week later, I sent another follow-up. I explained that Anthropic had been a dream company for me and asked whether the rejection was final or if there were other roles I might be a fit for. The response I received was that they “assumed I knew” I’d been rejected because the hiring manager said so. I was told I could reapply in six months. There was no acknowledgment of how far I’d gotten or how confusing the process had been. While I understand that not every candidate will receive an offer, I was disappointed by the lack of follow-up at the final stages. Clear and timely communication - especially after investing significant time - is a basic expectation in a hiring process.

Started with an OA, then moved onto the call with the manager, then had the technical coding interview round and got filtered out. The next step would have been the virtual onsite then references.