I had an initial hour-long call with a Peloton recruiter, who was amazing. Not only did he take my call while he was on vacation, he really understood the role & asked relevant questions about my experience & what I was looking for in my next move.
The process fell apart during my in-person interviews with the team.
- The product design questions weren't relevant to the role. But just "zingers" borrowed from blogs about Facebook/Amazon interviews.
- The hiring manager couldn't answer basic questions about the role. For example, I asked how many engineers would be on the team or what's the day-to-day balance of planning vs. execution.
- The job post was up for several months. My hunch is the product team was shopping around for candidates without any real need to fill the position. Companies commonly do this but it tells the candidate, "you likely won't be a valued member of our team once you join."