What drew me to Twilio was their seemingly upbeat culture and contemporary practices. I spent about a month interviewing at Twilio. I received an email about an initial phone screening, which went well. The recruiter was friendly, asked about my expectations, etc. I then had a phone interview with the hiring manager, who was also nice and conversational. A few days later, I was asked to complete a writing take-home test. The questions on the test seemed a little odd and overreaching, but after submitting I was moved on to the next round of interviews. I was to meet over Zoom with five current employees. I did very thorough preparation and research on each person. Only one of them looked at my LinkedIn (also the only one who replied to my thank you email after the interviews). Though Twilio claims to be diverse and inclusive, all of my interviewers were white. The questions were basic and most admitted to reading off their screen. I found myself telling similar stories over and over. Finally, after three days of interviews which spanned multiple hours, I spoke with my recruiter again for a quick wrap call with a promise to hear back the following week. A couple of days later, she lets me know someone else was offered the position. Being turned down after seven interviews and one take-home test, with no compensation, I was left frustrated that I had turned down opportunities to continue interviewing at other companies.