decent recruiter reached out on linkedin, weird personal questions during recruiter screen that are supposed to make the company sound cool but kind of reek of SF BS. Follow up 30 minute coding portion wasn't bad not leetcode more fundementals.
In the initial screening they did a deep dive on my personalities, they ask about my why and my past project/life stories. Some questions were very hard to come up with an answer on the spot, but it is overall a vibe check. It was fun and interesting, you might learn a thing or two about yourself too actually.
I applied online. I interviewed at Rilla (New York, NY) in June 2026
Interview
Initial recruiter screening, 30 minutes. Felt more like a behavioral interview than a casual chat. The recruiter drilled deep into my background, motivations, and past projects, asking a lot of pointed follow up questions.