An applied AI Software Engineer interview: hostile and confusing interview conduct

The process began with an HR-style call and then technical and bar-raiser-style conversations, but it quickly felt hostile and disorganized. Interviewers would not turn on their cameras and resisted when I asked to see them. Two people in one meeting space had similar accents, which made it genuinely hard to tell who was speaking. In other rounds, people did not seem to listen closely and sometim…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jul 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.