I first had a short call with an internal recruiter and then one with the hiring manager. Manager did not seem very engaged with the process but sometimes I know they can get this way after interviewing so many candidates. The part that bothered me was after the hiring manager interview they assigned me a take home assignment about a week later. This seemed really early in the process and then the assignment was not really applicable to the position I applied for and was highly technical to the point they expected you to create an application (I was not applying for a development job). At the time I assumed perhaps this was an instance of them handing you something outside your wheelhouse to see how well you can adapt. I completed the assignment, which actually costed me ~$120 of AWS charges and submitted it only to be rejected. In hindsight I think they use this assignment to get free consulting from rejected candidates. Obviously I cannot prove this but assigning a task that is unrelated to the job posting so early in the process really indicates something is off. Additionally this position was reposted about a month later and remains online 2 months after that. This is very fishy and I would be suspicious of this company and this tactic if you run across it yourselves.

In depth discussion on product philosophy and best practices. Discussed the requirements of the position I was interviewing for. Took longer than expected due to the hiring manager giving notice.