Duo Security interview questions

Applied to this position through a recruiter and was rejected without an explanation. Ended up meeting the hiring manager at the RSA Conference a couple of months later where he asked me to send him my LI profile and resume and we would schedule a date to discuss. Sent him what he asked for and he writes back saying that he wanted someone with more experience and was rejected again. Oddly enough a couple of months later one of their recruiters contacts me saying they were both looking at LI profiles and the VP wanted to speak with me. Spoke with the recruiter first -- very friendly and professional and provided the requirements - they seemed a bit excessive for the role, but I had them so she said she would provide the info back to the VP again. The next day the recruiter told me that the VP was told he needed to consider people from certain companies and pass on the rest. Given my history with this role, I asked the recruiter to provide him some additional information about my background. She promised that she would do that. A couple days later she said that he understood that I was in a similar space, but there was nothing he could do so he had to pass yet again. Very strange place - not sure what to make of them.

This was my first experience interviewing with a tech company specifically and it didn't disappoint! As with some interview processes, this one took around 3 weeks in total interviewing time--there were a few pauses only because of key staff being out of town, and my awesome recruiter made sure I was in the know of that detail which was very nice of her. I touched base first with my recruiter via phone and we had a chat about my skill sets, the type of position/the needs for the company and a bit about the company itself. Speaking with my recruiter was unique in that I never felt like I was being interrogated (as with other companies recruiters that I've experienced in the past). She and another Duo recruiter I've spoken with were super genial, helpful, and easy-going. Afterwards, I had a phone chat scheduled with the manager of the role I'd applied for, which went into further specifics about the job, the company, some tech-talk, and plenty of Q&A between us. After that, an in-person was scheduled, and I was e-mailed details as to who I'd be meeting with and the itinerary for that day. It was a 3 hour process that--thanks to top notch scheduling on the part of my interviewers--felt like it lasted maybe about an hour and half! There were a series of 30-minute one-on-one "getting to know you/getting to know the job & company" chats in Duo's elegant Allmendinger office, an easy-going lunch with two key staffers at a nearby bar/restaurant, then finally a brief office tour and conversational wrap-up with my recruiter. I'll probably gauge any interview processes I have in the distant future by this one, it was super nicely executed. Everyone at Duo is a consistent pleasure to talk with and meet and they always do their best to make you feel welcome, whether or not you're coming in to interview with them.