Was an interview with Vice-President of Engineering. I don't feel like they gave me a fair chance at all. He basically asks me one question about a software project I planned, implemented, designed and deployed. Considering this was an interview for a Mid-Level SWE job, I felt the question was out of place from the beginning and more befitting of an architect, senior developer or project manager. Even though I do have many years of experience I disclosed it was in a small company and that I was not looking for any senior, architect or project manager type of role , but a Mid-Level.
Despite me going into deep details about a very large and complex project that I planned, designed, developed, deployed and maintained for years he was not satisfied.
I think interviews where they summarize all your capabilities, especially someone with over a decade of history in a single question is a bit lazy, shallow, unfair and polarizing.
Also, I felt the interview would have been more befitting to an solutions architect, project manager, senior engineer but someone applying for a mere mid-level developer position I think it was really over the top disqualifying me without pursuing any additional questions, code testing or other means to dig a bit deeper into my skillsets.
The interviewer did disclose that he cares more about presentation skills over pure technical or development knowledge and wants his developers to attend public speaking events and such. Indeed, I don't think he would have been the type of Tech Lead I would have wanted to manage me and may not have the most sensible demands.
The total interview lasted about 40 minutes or so and outside of the one challenge question it was mostly listening to my background.