The recruitment process took 3 months from application to offer, which felt unnecessarily lengthy and inefficient. The stages included an HR screening, a medium-complexity take-home technical assignment, a presentation round with a Technical Architect followed by deeper technical questions, and finally a leadership interview that was the most challenging and high-stress part of the process. What made this particularly frustrating were the multiple unnecessary "feedback meetings" between rounds that added delays without clear value, While the technical components were reasonable and well-structured, the overall coordination was poor and the final compensation offer was significantly below market rate for a senior-level position, which didn't justify the extensive time investment required for their interview process.