Throughout the whole process, the recruiter was very professional and helpful, while the interviewers were very opaque and disinterested, which I will explain at the end. There was an initial phone screening about what the position entailed and what my qualifications are, which is pretty typical. A few days later, I spoke with the team lead and was able to answer the majority of his technical questions successfully. After a week of no contact, I checked in, and the next day they wanted me out there for an in-person interview at the end of the week. I went to that and performed really well with two whiteboard coding sessions, although there was also a session between those two that involved making a telephone system mockup, which was very bizarre, since it was hard to tell what the interviewer was looking for. At any rate, I performed really well on 2/3, but received an email recently stating why I wasn't chosen. It was because the team was looking for someone that they didn't have to mentor and someone that had a depth of experience, given that the team had lost quite a few senior level members. That would be okay if it weren't for the fact that I applied for and interviewed for an Associate Software Engineer position. Those are two vastly different levels of experience, and I ended up completely wasting my time (3 weeks of planning, 5 to 6 hours of driving in which the miles weren't reimbursed, etc.) I made it clear the whole time that I was looking for a position where I could grow my skills, and they wanted an expert from the start. I don't want to be suspicious, but it seems like they may want to pay someone at a lower rate than their skills deserve, but they couldn't outright ignore truly associate level candidates. I hope Genesys will consider using the correct job titles in the future, based on their needs.