The day after the application, the recruiter approached me through phone and email to inform me to conduct an online technical assessment within a period. The assessment comprised of multiple choices questions about Spring Boot, MongoDB, etc. followed by a coding assessment. Once I completed the test, they arranged a second round interview with the hiring manager and a senior software engineer to evaluate my technical knowledge and behavioral aptitude in a virtual meeting. After the interview, the recruiter quickly followed up and discussed the renumeration package. The hiring process was smooth and straightforward, it was unfortunate that I turned down the offer because the compensation didn't meet my expectation.

My interview process began with a direct and detailed conversation with a senior executive, which gave the impression that the company was seriously considering my profile. However, after the interview, I received no updates for 22 days. When I followed up myself, I was informed that I was not shortlisted for a second round. Interestingly, my first round was already with the C-Level — I’m still curious who exactly conducts the "second round" after that. To add to the confusion, my application status still shows as "Interviewing," and the same job has been reposted with a new date. Overall, I believe the company needs to improve its communication transparency, timeline management, and the overall consistency of its hiring process. For a role of this level, the lack of clarity was surprisingly unprofessional.