Had an interesting phone screen with a recruiter. The conversation felt disjointed from the start. Before I even had the chance to introduce myself or share my background, the recruiter immediately dove into the technical stack. When I was given the opportunity to explain my experience, she pivoted quickly to ask about A/B testing and experimentation, requesting specific examples. She followed up by asking the classic "Why Hinge?" question. When I asked about professional growth, her response leaned heavily on horizontal movement between different groups. This implied to me that people don’t commonly stay in the role that they were hired into and that they do a bit of musical chairs once brought in. I also asked about community service opportunities, but was told that volunteering would require using PTO, which was a huge surprise. Regarding the interview process, she shared that it's a 4-5 week journey with candidates already at various stages. It includes a take-home coding assessment and a "super day" with five back-to-back interviews. One entirely focused on culture.🤮 Overall, the recruiter came across as unprofessional, which left me questioning how reflective this was of the broader culture. If you look on LinkedIn, they seem to be scaling back rather than hiring, which makes the whole process feel even more questionable. I've had many interviews over the past multiple months, but this one actually takes the lead on the most unprofessional recruiter.

Recruiter pushed back the interview the first time and then didn't call the second time. Didn't reply to email until a couple of days later. Very unprofessional behavior and I would have expected from a tech start-up.