I applied online for a software engineer job. The job description mentioned a Java Spring Boot position. The first interview was with HR, and it was a casual discussion during which I made it clear that I was only interested in a Java Spring position and not in other roles like Java EE positions. The second interview was a technical one with questions about Java and Spring Boot, and I received positive feedback. After some time, HR reached out to me and offered a third interview for a position that included a tech stack with Java EE. After I declined that position, they arranged a third technical interview for a Java Spring position, in which I again received positive feedback. Later, HR informed me that the position was filled internally, and they arranged yet another interview for a different project. Although I was informed it was for a Spring Boot position, I realized during the interview that it wasn’t. It was for a custom/client Java framework with a very outdated, legacy tech stack. Since then, I haven’t received any updates. Conclusion: Total chaos.

Initial phone screening, technical interview about software engineering and general concepts, phone call debrief, leadership and project management interview with high level executive, phone call debrief and offer Overall very straight forward process, did not have to know the correct answer to every question in the technical interview to reach the next stage