I interviewed for a Front-End SDET position at CrowdStrike. The process began well—I had a thoughtful conversation with a technical leader who expressed interest in moving forward. A few days later, I was invited to complete a take-home assessment with specific instructions. I submitted the project promptly, but shortly after, I was informed that the role had already been filled. The timing was confusing, as I had just completed the requested work. Additionally, I received an auto-generated rejection email prior to being contacted for the next step, suggesting a lack of coordination between recruiting, technical leadership, and internal systems. Everyone I interacted with was polite and professional, but the experience highlighted breakdowns in communication and candidate management. I would advise future applicants to be aware that hiring decisions may happen abruptly—even after signs of strong interest

Recruiter prescreening over the call. after that, they arranged a technical discussion interview. Discussed the test automation framework, CI/CD process, and solved 2 coding questions. Discussed about the release management and various test strategies.

Initial call from the recruiter - general resume related questions. 2nd round - Chat with principal s/w engineer. 2nd Round was the most horrible round. The engineer kept yawing all the time as if she wasn't interested in interviewing at all. Didn't show even a little bit of interest while I was coding (was on her phone all the time). They shouldn't waste our time if they are not interested in interviewing a candidate. As usual the recruiter ghosts you when you followup for feedback.