RejectedOnsite
Full Onsite Loop, Rejected at the HM Round
AnthropicSoftware Engineer · Onsite · Apr 2026
It's a bit of a shame — I ended up getting rejected at the HM round. I think I went through a relatively new process: complete the full interview loop first, then do team match afterward. Phone Screen The question was File Deduplication. The whole conversation went smoothly and I didn't feel like there were any obvious issues. About an hour after the interview ended, I got notified that a Virtual…
Shared by a candidate · reported Apr 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.