Referral to Four Onsites, Bombed the Frontend Round

I got into this team's interview process through a friend's referral. The team was hiring a Full-Stack Engineer (SDE II). It ended up being one HR call, one phone screen, and four onsite rounds. Besides the usual "why are you switching jobs" and "why Nordstrom" questions, what was different from other companies was that they directly asked about my salary expectations and gave me the package righ…

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