1) Coding assignment (Codility with 5 tasks, 180 mins to solve them all) 2) Tech interview with two engineers and an interpreter (since one of the engineers didn't speak English). Mostly focused on distributed systems internals such as Cassandra, Kafka, and some CV deep dive 3) Tech interview with two engineers focused on data model design 4) Tech interview with one engineer specifically highlighting my working background, troubleshooting experience, monitoring, etc. 5) Final tech with two engineering leads/managers covering different aspects of software development, some CV deep dive 6) Final HR interview I have to say that I really enjoyed the process: it was pretty laid back, with no pressure, arrogant attitude, or merciless live coding sessions. I believe I was lucky to speak with nice and professional interviewers. Kudos to the interpreter who did a great job translating my scattered thoughts into some well-structured Japanese.

Interview process had 4 stages. 1. CV screening 2. Codility Test with 5 questions - 3hrs 3. Video interview with 2 engineers - 2hrs 4. Final interview with 2 managers - 1.5hrs 5. HR interview - 30mins Coding tests were leetcode medium, and they asked questions about the coding test in the interview. Technical interview wasn’t difficult but felt like japanese language skills are required to work in this company during the whole process. Final interview wasn’t too hard, and it had some technical and behavioral questions. In the HR interview I couldn’t understand many questions because the interviewer couldn’t speak English properly. However at the end they rejected my application without any feedback. Even after politely asking, they refused to give feedback. After the whole process, I’m glad that I didn’t get selected because I can imagine how difficult it’ll be to work there without japanese language skills even if you have good technical skills.