The interview process comprised several stages, following the structure outlined on the company's website: recruiter, team lead, take-home challenge, team meeting, 24-hour challenge, and 1:1(s) with the C-Suite. Overall I found the process long, but each step fair. The initial calls were standard, focusing on introducing myself and assessing cultural fit. While I have reservations about take-home challenges in general, this one—a simple to-do app—was reasonable in time and relevance and also allowed some room to shine or add extras. The team meeting involved 30-minute panel interviews with the relevant team covering technical and cultural aspects, fairly standard. The 24-hour challenge was unique and I really enjoyed it. For me it gave an excuse to do something I'd been meaning to anyway, that I was passionate about. The C-Suite interviews were also unique for me. It was two fairly intense conversations mostly assessing cultural fit and served as a final chance to sell myself. It also served as a look into management - as a smallish company you talk to everyone and it's good to know if you're aligned with the people in charge.

Interview questions were mostly conversational and average. I got some serious tech bro vibes from the CEO. Their 24 hour challenge was odd. What was even more odd was how particular they were about the timing of that while they dragged the process out for 2 weeks after my interview before giving me a canned rejection letter. This was while I was telling them I had other offers in hand.