It's too bad there isn't a "Yes, but they rescinded it" answer to "Did you get an offer?" Indigo offered a verbal offer, then pulled it for one of three reasons:
1. I didn't make a life-changing decision within three days.
2. I had a competing offer.
3. I wasn't "excited for the role" because I was trying to negotiate with them.
The interview panel seemed relatively streamlined. HR Screener, 1:1 with the hiring manager, a take-home, a review of the take-home, then a panel with other potential team members. That seemed fine.
Things went sideways after they came to me with an offer. It was over the phone with the director of the team I applied to. I was excited about the offer even though the title was lower than what I applied for. They wanted me to say "yes" on the spot, but I told them I needed more time to hear back from other interviews I had completed. After receiving another offer three days later I spoke with the recruiter to negotiate for the title at the level I believed I was applying to. They told me they'd speak with the director about the title.
I didn't hear anything for a day, so that following day --one week after I was approached with a verbal offer-- I sent a follow-up email to both the director and the recruiter. The director replied to tell me they had moved on, and that there was no longer an offer since I took more than three days. This seemed contrary to what I heard from the recruiter upon speaking to them on the third day. Upon asking for clarity about that, the director followed up to say that the recruiter told the director I had accepted another offer, so they had moved on to a candidate who was more excited for the role. This contradicted both the earlier message from the director and my own conversation with the recruiter.
It's too bad things ended this way. I was excited about working for this company. I'll be sure to follow up any phone conversations with an email summarizing what was discussed in future interviews. This would have helped me know that this was an exploding offer, and helped them know that I had not yet accepted another offer.
