TLDR: It's crazy to have 5 interview cycles for an IC role. To add to that, it's a red flag that a company, whose whole mission is to making hiring easier and more efficient, fails at the most basic communication with their candidates. It started out with the usual recruiter screening with a live person. I was then referred over to a 1 on 1 interview with the hiring manager, which went well and was over all a delight. I moved forward into a 1 on 1 with a fellow PM which was also a great discussion. Things started falling apart by the fourth interview which was a 2 person panel discussion for which they only allotted 45 minutes. I had less than 15 minutes to ask any of my questions. Each interview went the same way: The interviewer went first, taking most of the time leaving less than a quarter of the interview time for the applicant to ask questions. After the fourth interview, I didn't hear anything back for over a week. I followed up with the recruiter and did not hear a response after waiting another week. I had to follow up with other people in the interview process to get a response. Days later I got a response saying they were not moving forward with my application. This means 2 other people went forward to a fifth and final round with the VP who would be the ultimate decider.

There are 5 stages to the interview process for Sr. PM position at lever. A candidate is evaluated on different skills at each stage of the interview process. The people I interviewed with are super kind, supportive, and smart. They know interviews are two way street and will answer your questions with transparency and honesty. The process below: 1. Conversation with Recruiter 2. Interview with Product Leader 3. Product Sense/Thinking Exercise with Design Leaders and Senior PMs 4. virtual onsite - 5 interview (CEO, Engineering Leader, CS team leader, and career trajectory) 5. Panel Presentation - present past project you led as a PM. Evaluating your communication, product thinking, strategy, collaboration, and leadership skills. 6. Offer