I applied to the position on LinkedIn. I got a call back from the recruiter over the next few days. We got on a call to discuss my experience and why I was looking for my next opportunity. When it came time to discuss compensation, I chose to decline to give a salary range. The recruiter bullied me into saying some number, claiming they wouldn't pass my information along unless I gave them one. That experience left a bad taste in my mouth, but I continued on with the hope that meeting the team or a hiring manager would be a lot different. The following week I had a call with an engineering manager. I shared the same background and experience with them. However, they seemed like they were very uninterested in anything I was saying. I'm used to a more collaborative conversation when meeting with a hiring manager, but they didn't say much. Lots of radio silence. They asked me a few questions about my experience and probed a little further, with specific and pointed questions. I felt I answered them adequately. After the intro discussion we launched into a JavaScript coding exercise. I was able to complete two of the questions successfully, but got a little tripped up on the last. All in all I felt I had done well. We finished the call and they said we'd be in touch. The recruiter followed up with me a few days later. I was not able to answer their call immediately but followed up as soon as I could. After a few days I still didn't hear back, so I sent a follow up email. The recruiter followed up pretty quickly via phone (again, I couldn't answer, as I was working), and left me a voicemail notifying me of my rejection, with a vague message stating my "coding wasn't the result they were looking for".